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Tue Aug 11 02:09:04 BST 2009

Depends what you mean by 'cardiac arrest'
 - do you mean asystole - then the answer is no
But if you mean pulselessness - then the answer is 'sometimes' [but not
as a 'standing order']

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[mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Keith Carter
Sent: Tuesday, 11 August 2009 1:18 a.m.
To: trauma-list at trauma.org
Subject: Blunt Trauma

Pre- Hospital Cardiac Arrest due to blunt trauma.  Is Standing Order for
bilateral needle decompression by paramedics warranted and justified?
Why or why not ?

paramedicmd at msn.com

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