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RJ is a 19-year-old male presenting to the emergency department after a high-speed motorcycle collision. On primary survey in the emergency room trauma bay, the patient is hemodynamically unstable with a blood pressure of 85/50, heart rate of 110 beats/min, respiratory rate of 35 breaths/min, and 02 sats on 100% oxygen of 70%. The patient is immediately intubated. On secondary survey there is an obvious deformity of the left femoral shaft and the left forearm. His past medical history, medications, and allergies are unknown.

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  1. Orthopedic Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, 28203, USA

    Laurence B. Kempton M.D. & Michael J. Bosse M.D.

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  1. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Division of Orthopedic Trauma, Vanderbilt University, MCE-South Tower Suite 4200, Nashville, 37232, Tennessee, USA

    Manish K. Sethi

  2. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Division of Orthopedic Trauma, Vanderbilt University, MCE-South Tower Suite 4200, Nashville, 37232, Tennessee, USA

    A. Alex Jahangir

  3. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Division of Orthopedic Trauma, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, MCE-South Tower Suite 4200, Nashville, 37232, Tennessee, USA

    William T. Obremskey

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Kempton, L.B., Bosse, M.J. (2013). Damage Control. In: Sethi, M., Jahangir, A., Obremskey, W. (eds) Orthopedic Traumatology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3511-2_26

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