Stay and play or load and go? The association of on-scene advanced life support interventions with return of spontaneous circulation following traumatic cardiac arrest.
Tanner SmidaBradley S PriceJames ScheidlerRemle P CroweAlison WilsonJames M BardesPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2023)
On-scene ALS interventions were associated with increased ROSC at ED in our study. These data suggest that initiating ALS prior to rapid transport to definitive care in the setting of tOHCA may increase the number of patients with a palpable pulse at ED arrival.