RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Emergency thoracotomy: “how to do it” JF Emergency Medicine Journal JO Emerg Med J FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine SP 22 OP 24 DO 10.1136/emj.2003.012963 VO 22 IS 1 A1 D Wise A1 G Davies A1 T Coats A1 D Lockey A1 J Hyde A1 A Good YR 2005 UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/22/1/22.abstract AB This paper describes a simple approach to emergency thoracotomy that can be used by a doctor in the prehospital environment and in the resuscitation room.