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"The crowner hath sat on her and finds it Christian burial." [Hamlet]

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

" [Coroners Society] King Richard I (the Lionheart) needed vast sums of money for the Third Crusade, operation of the kingdom, and for his ransom fro m Duke Leopold of Austria. All deaths involving hip fractures if the attending physician believes the fracture caused or contributed to the cause of death. Accessed 07/25/2016.

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Podcast: Cervical Spine Injuries & Imaging in Children

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Sasser SM, Hunt RC, Faul M, Sugerman D, Pearson WS, Dulski T, Wald MM, Jurkovich GJ, Newgard CD, Lerner EB; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The most common injuries seen in these younger patients are growth plate fractures and ligamentous injuries. Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. MMWR Recomm Rep. PMID: 22237112.

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Pain Management of Common Chief Complaints in the ED

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Costochondritis, rib fractures, and pericarditis are common causes of chest pain that can be treated with multimodal regimens. 7 Rib and Sternal Fractures: Rib fractures are often caused by blunt chest trauma. Up to two-thirds of rib fractures are missed on initial chest radiographs. Most cases abate by one year.