title: [Out-of-hospital and early clinical management of polytrauma in a patient after severe car accident].
abstract: We report the case of a 30 year old driver of a car who was jammed after a severe traffic accident. In a step-by-step description of the out-of-hospital and early clinical management of the patient, the case report focuses on diagnostic, therapeutic, and strategic issues. Current controversies in the management of patients with combined thoracic and abdominal trauma are discussed in the light of recent literature.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie des Universitätsklinikums Heidelberg. Fabian.Spoehr@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Spöhr
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gries
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'