Abstract
A trauma patient with cardiac tamponade may not survive transfer to the operating theatre for pericardial decompression. This article describes an approach to a resuscitative thoracotomy in the ED, which may be life-saving in these patients when a cardiothoracic surgeon is not immediately available.
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