Abstract
At 8 AM the advanced life support crew radioed that they were en route with a patient in traumatic arrest. The patient was a 28-year-old male construction worker who fell approximately 13 stories at a high-rise job site. Advanced life support responders found him in full arrest with fixed and dilated pupils. The patient was intubated, large bore IV lines were inserted, a right chest needle thoracostomy was performed, and chest compressions were started. Estimated time of arrival was 5 to 8 minutes.
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