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Case #1 - A 34 year old shot in the L upper chest

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
11.) What are the well-accepted indications for emergency department thoracotomy?

Indications for emergency department thoracotomy:


  1. Penetrating chest trauma with loss of vital signs

  2. Penetrating abdominal trauma in a patient who is pulseless and has electrical activity on the monitor

  3. Only in very selective cases is emergency department thoracotomy done for blunt trauma

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