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Cardiac tamponade as a cause of cardiac arrest: the role of point-of-care ultrasound in prehospital care

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Cardiac tamponade is most commonly caused by pericarditis, acute aortic dissection, or cardiac trauma/rupture [1-2].Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) enables rapid diagnosis and treatment of cardiac tamponade, even in a prehospital setting [2-3].An emergency medical team was dispatched after a 65-year-old man was reported to be experiencing vomiting, diarrhea, pallor, and cyanosis since morning.Upon arrival, the team

Source: Przegląd Lekarski

DOI: 10.20452/jmr.2025.20006

Authors: Marcin Mirek, Dorota Sobczyk

Language: English

Topic: Ultrasound in Clinical Applications

Subfield: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4415025902

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