TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Medical and logistical challenges of trauma care in a 12-day cave rescue: A case report
JO  - Injury
A1  - Schneider, Thomas-Michael
A1  - Bregani, Rino
A1  - Stopar, Rok
A1  - Krammer, Jacob
A1  - Göksu, Martin
A1  - Müller, Natalie
A1  - Petermeyer, Michael
A1  - Schiffer, Johannes
A1  - Strapazzon, Giacomo
SP  - 280
EP  - 283
VL  - 47
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-1383
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2015.09.005
ID  - ref1
ER  -