Guidelines for withholding or termination of resuscitation in prehospital traumatic cardiopulmonary arrest: joint position statement of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma

J Am Coll Surg. 2003 Jan;196(1):106-12. doi: 10.1016/s1072-7515(02)01668-x.

Authors

Laura R Hopson¹, Emily Hirsh, Joao Delgado, Robert M Domeier, Norman E McSwain, Jon Krohmer; National Association of EMS Physicians; American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

PMID: 12517561
DOI: 10.1016/s1072-7515(02)01668-x

No abstract available

Publication types

Guideline
Practice Guideline
Review

MeSH terms

Air Ambulances
Electrocardiography
Emergency Medical Services / methods
Emergency Medical Services / standards*
Emergency Service, Hospital / standards
Heart Arrest / complications
Heart Arrest / diagnosis
Heart Arrest / therapy*
Humans
Pediatrics / standards
Resuscitation Orders*
Thoracotomy / methods
Time Factors
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications*
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / therapy
Wounds, Penetrating / complications*
Wounds, Penetrating / therapy