Emergency thoracotomy: "how to do it"

D Wise; G Davies; T Coats; D Lockey; J Hyde; A Good

doi:10.1136/emj.2003.012963

Emergency thoracotomy: "how to do it"

Emerg Med J. 2005 Jan;22(1):22-4. doi: 10.1136/emj.2003.012963.

Authors

D Wise¹, G Davies, T Coats, D Lockey, J Hyde, A Good

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine and Pre-hospital Care, Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK. david.wise@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Emergencies
Humans
Thoracotomy / instrumentation
Thoracotomy / methods*