There are few strategies for treating patients who have suffered cardiopulmonary arrest due to blunt trauma (BT-CPA). The aim of this population-based case series observational study was to clarify the outcome of BT-CPA patients treated with a standardized strategy that included an emergency department thoracotomy (EDT) under an emergency medical service (EMS) system with a rapid transportation system.
Critical Care and Emergency Center, Yokohama City University, Medical Center 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, 232-0024, Japan. qqc3@urahp.yokohama-cu.ac.jp