| • The management of patients with traumatic cardiac arrest is not always futile |
| • Reversible causes such as hypoxia, tension pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade and hypovolaemia should be actively sought and excluded or treated |
| • A SOP for the management of these patients is provided |
| • Standard Advanced Life Support algorithms should not be used for patients in traumatic cardiac arrest. |
| • Ongoing research is described in Box 2. |
Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.