Impact of Specific Emergency Measures on Survival in Out-of-Hospital Traumatic Cardiac Arrest.

Dominique SavaryFrançois MorinDelphine DouilletAdrien DrouetFrançois Xavier AgeronRomain CharvetBruno CarneiroPierre MettonMarc FadelAlexis Descatha

Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2021)

Among the standard resuscitation measures to treat the reversible causes of cardiac arrest, this study found that bilateral thoracostomy and tourniquet application on a limb hemorrhage improve survival in TCA. A larger sample for pelvic stabilization is needed.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
healthcare
spinal cord injury
emergency department
public health
free survival
rectal cancer
case report