Paediatric thoracic damage control resuscitation for ballistic injury: a case report.
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This case is of an 8-year-old child who had a cardiac arrest and an Emergency Department thoracotomy (EDT) following a penetrating fragmentation injury to the chest. The management included damage control resuscitation, recombinant Factor VIIa and a successful emergency department thoracotomy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
دوره 153 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007