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The ED physician and trauma surgeon must have evidence-based information on indications for emergency department thoracotomy that can be determined rapidly, easily accessible equipment, and the ability to recognize situations in which EDT clearly is not in the patient’s best interest.

Trauma Reports Supplement - ED Thoracotomy Revisited: A Complete Reassessment of its Past, Present, and Future

The ED physician and trauma surgeon must have evidence-based information on indications for emergency department thoracotomy that can be determined rapidly, easily accessible equipment, and the ability to recognize situations in which EDT clearly is not in the patients best interest.