Clinical case: Polytrauma after a road traffic accident: orthopedic assessment and initial management
Man, 25 years · Emergency department · Orthopaedics
Soufiane D. , 25 years old, driver, was involved in a head-on collision on the road about an hour ago. He is being transferred from a local emergency department to your trauma center for suspected polytrauma.
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