Selective aortic arch perfusion (SAAP) is an experimental treatment for haemorrhage-induced

traumatic cardiac arrest Traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) is a condition in which the heart has ceased to beat due to blunt or penetrating trauma, such as a stab wound to the thoracic area. It is a medical emergency which will always result in death without prompt advance ...

. It has been shown in animal studies to be superior to Zone 1

REBOA Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is a minimally invasive procedure performed during resuscitation of critically injured trauma patients. Originally developed as a less invasive alternative to emergency thoracotomy ...

once cardiac arrest has occurred.

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