Practicals · Emergency Medicine · Resuscitation
Emergency department (resuscitative) thoracotomy
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- 1 (NMC)
Videos and resources
- VideoED Quick Tips: ED Thoracotomy6:36
- VideoEMCrit-Abbreviated-Thoracotomy-Tray9:43
- +66 more links
Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
Operative note template
How to write the operative note in the case sheet: blank template, worked example and printable PDF (free).
Where the curriculum asks for it
“ED thoracotomy (1)” ( NMC curriculum, page 13)