title: Prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation of the critically injured patient.
abstract: Prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation combined with endotracheal intubation, vigorous fluid resuscitation, and rapid transport can be effective in resuscitating trauma patients in cardiopulmonary arrest. Survival does not correlate with the injury severity score or transport time once the patient has arrested but does correlate with the mechanism of injury, endotracheal intubation, and placement of intravenous lines.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007552:Isotonic Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000401:mortality; D000077325:Ringer's Lactate; D014861:Washington; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D000077325:Ringer's Lactate