title: Emergency department thoracotomies: is it time we took them to the field?
authors.affiliation: Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Andrew.Robertson@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Andrew T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Chris J K
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Bulstrode
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D015996:Survival Rate; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome