@article{ref1,
title="Medical and logistical challenges of trauma care in a 12-day cave rescue: A case report",
journal="Injury",
year="2015",
author="Schneider, Thomas-Michael and Bregani, Rino and Stopar, Rok and Krammer, Jacob and Göksu, Martin and Müller, Natalie and Petermeyer, Michael and Schiffer, Johannes and Strapazzon, Giacomo",
volume="47",
number="1",
pages="280-283",
abstract="AIM: To describe the case of a patient with a severe head injury at a depth of about 1000m from the cave entrance in Bavaria, Germany, who received pre-hospital trauma care for 12 days until evacuation. <br><br>RESULTS: Search and rescue (SAR) operation involved 728 rescuers, 202 working directly in the cave (for a total of 9239h) and 7 physicians from five countries. At 6-month follow-up, the patient had recovered completely and resumed his job. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This case highlights several pitfalls of trauma care in complex SAR operations, which often rely on expert knowledge and are not yet evidence-based practice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-1383",
doi="10.1016/j.injury.2015.09.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2015.09.005"
}