Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6082974 | Injury | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
AimTo describe the case of a patient with a severe head injury at a depth of about 1000Â m from the cave entrance in Bavaria, Germany, who received pre-hospital trauma care for 12 days until evacuation.ResultsSearch and rescue (SAR) operation involved 728 rescuers, 202 working directly in the cave (for a total of 9239Â h) and 7 physicians from five countries. At 6-month follow-up, the patient had recovered completely and resumed his job.ConclusionThis case highlights several pitfalls of trauma care in complex SAR operations, which often rely on expert knowledge and are not yet evidence-based practice.
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Authors
Thomas-Michael Schneider, Rino Bregani, Rok Stopar, Jacob Krammer, Martin Göksu, Natalie Müller, Michael Petermeyer, Johannes Schiffer, Giacomo Strapazzon,