Tag thoracotomy

CME 28/8/14 – Traumatic Arrest Management

Here is Amy’s talk on the management of traumatic arrest. Resources: Traumatic arrest from EMCrit Traumatic arrest from ERcast European Resuscitation Council Guidelines – Traumatic cardiorespiratory arrest Algorithm for the resuscitation of traumatic cardiac arrest patients in a physician-staffed helicopter emergency…

CME 6/3/14 – Emergency Thoracotomy

Here is Mark’s talk on emergency department resuscitative thoracotomy. Resources: Here is a good summary from LITFL titled “ED Thoracotomy: Is it Just the First Part of the Autopsy?” by Kane Guthrie Hunt PA, Greaves I, Owens WA. Emergency thoracotomy in…