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Money Heist Crush Injuries

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Patient Presentation Helsinki, or Mirko Dragic, is a Serbian mercenary who is a member of the highly specialized team assembled by The Professor for the complex Bank of Spain heist. Before the heist could be completed, an elite military unit was sent in to put an end to the elaborate operation. The unit detonates explosives on the roof to enter the bank. Helsinki is thrown to the ground by the force of the …

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Renal Trauma in Professional Boxing: A Case Study of Adonis Johnson Creed

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Presentation: In their first bout for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, Adonis Creed, the reigning champion, and son of the late Apollo Creed, faces Viktor Drago. Ivan, the father of Viktor Drago, holds a notorious legacy as the man behind Apollo Creed’s fatal defeat in the ring years ago. Adonis, at the peak of his career, grapples with a whirlwind of emotions. He is not only seeking to avenge his father’s death but …

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Postpartum Hemorrhage in the House of the Dragons

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Main Points: Case presentation: Surrounded by her husband King Viserys, midwives and maesters, Queen Aemma was due to give birth any minute. Longing for a male heir, the King was under considerable pressure to secure the succession to his throne. In her own words, the Queen set the scene by describing the “childbed” as a battlefield. Unfortunately, these words become truth as Aemma quickly starts to lose blood during the birth of her …

Pediatric Damage Control Resuscitation in the Game of Thrones

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Bran Stark, a 10-year-old boy, was exploring Winterfell during King Robert Baratheon’s visit to Winterfell. This patient is the son of Ned Stark, Lord of the North, and heir of the powerful House Stark. As a curious young boy, he wanted to watch the festivities from the view of a tower. This was not unusual for Bran, who “had known ever stone of those buildings, inside and out; he had climbed them all, …

Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion Of The Aorta (REBOA): A Squid Game Case Report

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Our patient for today’s case is Kang Sae-byeok, also known as Player 067. A North Korean defector struggling to make ends meet as a pickpocket in Seoul, Sae-byeok accepts an invitation to compete in the mysterious “Squid Game” for the chance to win millions of won and improve the lives of her and her family. She eventually comes to learn that the Squid Game competition pits hundreds of participants against one another in …

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Miracles from Heaven Case Report: Small Bowel Obstruction

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Earlier in the day, five-year-old Annabel had a regular morning and afternoon. She attended a birthday party and seemed to be herself, laughing with her friends and running around. At 0200 and Annabel calls for her mom, crying and clutching her stomach. Her mom rushes into her daughter’s room and finds Annabel in significant pain. Annabel is rushed to the hospital at 0400. At triage, she is in significant discomfort, crying, and tachycardic. …