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ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
ED Thoracotomy Instructions ... Asystole and no tamponade ... Compress aorta ... Cardiac Massage ... emergency #trauma #checklist
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
NOTE: this video ... tamponade -cardiac ... massage -descending aorta ... for cross-clamp aorta ... #clinical #video