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The 72nd Bubble wrap x Birmingham Children’s Hospital Emergency Department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Family stress levels grew due to parental depression, unemployment, domestic violence, and increased alcohol consumption. This data relies heavily on the coding, which we know is not standardized across healthcare sites- and, therefore may not be truly reflective. Why does it matter?

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Hand Examination & Pathology

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Descriptive Terms When describing injuries of the hand for documentation or referral purposes it is important to know the terminology that is widely in use in order to convey an accurate description to others. Hand dominance, mechanism of injury and vascular, neurological, and musculoskeletal status should all be evaluated and documented.