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Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: ED Thoracotomy Instructions
1. CALL FOR HELP.
2. GATHER SUPPLIES.
   +/- Sterile gloves,
Arrest: ED Thoracotomy ... Evacuate Pericardium ... Massage Cross-Clamp Aorta ... emergency #trauma #checklist ... #thoracic
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
Compress aorta ... ribs until feel aorta ... Cardiac Massage ... emergency #trauma #checklist ... #thoracic
Large pleural effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Long Axis

On parasternal long axis, use the descending
the descending thoracic ... aorta (shown here ... in red) to aid ... track behind the aorta ... , pericardial effusions