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Major Trauma – Injuries by Assault

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E.g. burns, neurosurgery, interventional radiology. How common do you think domestic violence is in adolescent relationships, and is this injury mechanism significant? Disability – Altered mentation, seizure, stroke symptoms, severe headache, neurological deficit, visual symptoms.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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These patients suffer from untreated physical injuries, including gunshot wounds, shrapnel, accidents, envenomations, sequelae of physical or sexual assault, and heat exhaustion/heat stroke. Physical injuries and burns among refugees in Lebanon: implications for programs and policies. In: CDC Yellow Book 2024. Confl Health.