Prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy was feasible for traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) in a mature, physician-led, urban system and was associated with improved survival, particularly when performed ...

Researchers from an international collaborative team have found that prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy (RT) is feasible and associated with improved survival for traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) ...

Retrospective analysis of resuscitative thoracotomy for traumatic cardiac arrest covered records from 1999 to 2019 from London's Air Ambulance. People with cardiac tamponade were more likely to ...

Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is an emergent intervention designed to temporarily control life-threatening haemorrhage in patients with non-compressible torso ...

The experience of London's unique physician-paramedic model shed light on the limits of prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy ...