Pediatrics Case Study Paper: The Case of the 12-year-old boy who presented with a head trauma.

A.B is a 12 year old, male who presented to the W.C.H.C E.R. department on August 24, 2005 via EMS for a head injury, that was caused by a collision with a car while he was riding his bicycle. He also had a neck appliance/brace, and a large area of bloody hair on the left side of his head, from a laceration he obtained from the accident. Disease Process. A head injury …

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