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The prehospital management of chest injuries: a consensus statement. Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
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- Pre-hospital intercostal chest drains in South Africa: A modified Delphi study.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2019Article
- [Successful prehospital emergency thoracotomy after blunt thoracic trauma : Case report and lessons learned].Der Unfallchirurg · 2018Article
- Ultrasonography in trauma: a nation-wide cross-sectional investigation.Critical ultrasound journal · 2017Article
- Evolved design makes ThoraQuik safe and user friendly in the management of pneumothorax and pleural effusion.Emergency medicine journal : EMJ · 2014Observational
- Do mannequin chests provide an accurate representation of a human chest for simulated decompression of tension pneumothoraxes?World journal of emergency medicine · 2012Article
- Tension pneumothorax prevalence grossly exaggerated.Emergency medicine journal : EMJ · 2007Article
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Abstract
This paper provides a guideline for the management of prehospital chest injuries after a consensus meeting held by the Faculty of Prehospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, in January 2005. An overview of the prehospital assessment, diagnosis and interventions for life threatening chest injury are discussed, with the application of skills depending on the training, experience and competence of the individual practitioner.
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