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. 2022 Apr 25;30(1):30.
doi: 10.1186/s13049-022-01010-8.

Resuscitative thoracotomy in blunt traumatic cardiac arrest

Benjamin Stretch  1 , Denise Gomez  2
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Resuscitative thoracotomy in blunt traumatic cardiac arrest

Benjamin Stretch et al. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. .
No abstract available

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European Resuscitation Council guidelines on Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
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