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ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
• Scissors or saw ... Compress aorta ... ribs until feel aorta ... procedure #emergency #trauma ... #checklist #thoracic
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: ED Thoracotomy Instructions
1. CALL FOR HELP.
2. GATHER SUPPLIES.
   +/- Sterile gloves,
, trauma scissors ... reversible pathology: bleeding ... Massage Cross-Clamp Aorta ... procedure #emergency #trauma ... #checklist #thoracic
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
intrathoracic bleeding ... priority and bvm/sga ... for cross-clamp aorta ... made for ERT, a surgeon ... Penetrating thoracic