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 Published: 28/11/2011


The radio crackles into life, the triage nurse takes the following details.

Mechanism

Symptoms
78yr Female Pedestrian
Rolled over by truck 1215
Slow  Speed
Wheels over chest/abdo
Pulse 80
Resp 32
BP 150
GCS 15    e4 v5 m6
Injuries Treatment
# Humerus
Chest Injury
Abdo Injury
Oxygen
Hard Collar
IV access
900mL Saline

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