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Major Trauma – Injuries by Assault

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In the bleeding trauma patient, fluid resuscitation aims to avoid the diamond of death (acidosis, coagulopathy, hypothermia and hypocalcaemia). link] Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. link] Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. Pediatric Neurology 2022; 126: 114-119 Dani Hall , Kat Priddis , Team PEM Adventures.

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ToxCard: Tetanus and Strychnine – Expanding the Differential for Severe Muscle Spasm

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Forensic Sci Int. Recovery from profound lactic acidosis, hyperthermia, and rhabdomyolysis. Pediatr Neonatol. Liquid chromatography/photodiode array detection for determination of strychnine in blood: a fatal case report. 2004;141(1):17-21. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.12.010 2003.12.010 Otter J, D’Orazio JL. In: StatPearls.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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Signs of malnutrition – which places patients at higher risk for infection – can include cachexia, muscular wasting, sunken eyes, redundant skin folds, edema, brittle skin and hair, bradycardia, hypotension, and hypothermia. BMC Pediatr. STI testing and prophylaxis should take place when indicated. Nat Rev Dis Primer.