[Medical care for mechanical trauma of the chest and abdomen at the prehospital stage].
Vestnik khirurgii imeni I. I. Grekova · 2007-01-01 · Observational study
Abstract
The authors describe specific features of the diagnosis and emergency medical care at the prehospital period developed on the basis of treatment of more than 5000 patients with isolated and combined injuries of the chest and abdomen. The importance of using the resuscitation-surgical teams, the syndrome diagnostics and stabilization of vital functions at the place of the accident is stressed as well as admittance of the casualties as quickly as possible to an up-to-date specialized multitype traumatology center.