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2086 The value of emergency care data set (ECDS) presentation codes for predicting mortality and inpatient admission

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BURN 478 0 35 7.3 SOCIAL PROBLEM (MEDICALLY WELL) 58 1 27 46.6 0[0 , 32] STATES VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT 8 0 0 0 0[0 , 32] TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION 7 0 4 57.1 TOOTHACHE) 574 0 107 18.6 0[0 , 0.66] INJURY OF LOWER BACK 573 1 76 13.3 0.031 , 0.98] POSTOPERATIVE/MEDICAL DEVICE WITH COMPLICATION 571 4 221 38.7 0.65 , 2.7]

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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She receives IV calcium gluconate and bicarbonate as well as oral potassium binders for hyperkalemia. These patients suffer from untreated physical injuries, including gunshot wounds, shrapnel, accidents, envenomations, sequelae of physical or sexual assault, and heat exhaustion/heat stroke. In: CDC Yellow Book 2024.