Emergency thoracotomy: "how to do it".
This paper describes a simple approach to emergency thoracotomy that can be used by a doctor in the prehospital environment and in the resuscitation room.
Wise
D
D
Department of Emergency Medicine and Pre-hospital Care, Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK. david.wise@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk
Davies
G
G
Coats
T
T
Lockey
D
D
Hyde
J
J
Good
A
A
D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*