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Would a patient with bilateral femur fractures be considered critical?
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∙ 12y ago
A femur fracture is critical, period. To have two femur fractures doubles their chances of possibly having a severed artery, and bleeding out.
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A sentence with the word bulky?
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-50
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-50
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List fractures that would be seen on a patient information sheet in a orthopedic office?
r u taking medical terminology too?
