Performance of pre-hospital evaluations in ruling out invasive chest stab wounds

Some guidelines advocate for managing patients with penetrating thoracic wounds in trauma centres with cardiothoracic surgery. This systematic approach is questionable. Only 15% of these patients require surge...

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - May 5, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Pascal Augustin, Elise Guivarch, Quentin Pellenc, Yves Castier, Sandrine Boudinet, Sebastien Tanaka, Philippe Montravers and Alexy Tran-Dinh Tags: Original research Source Type: research