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Clots are not associated with ambulatory concussions......the two aren't related unless she was bed bound or has an underlying cancer, taking birth control pills, travels long distances without exercising her legs, had extremity or pelvis trauma. Very likely unrelated for her but the media must carry on as the ignorant sensationalism chatterbox that they have become........
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'Revel in action, translate perceptions into instant judgements, and these into actions that are irrevocable, monumentous and dreadful - all this with lightning speed, in conditions of great stress and in an environment of high tension:what is expected of "us" is the impossible, yet we deliver just that.
(adapted from: Sherwin B. Nuland, MD, surgeon and author: The Wisdom of the Body, 1997 )
Education is the anti-ignorance we all need to better treat our patients. ss, 2008.
The blade is so sharp that the incision is perfect. They don't realize they've been cut until they're out of the fight: A Surgeon Warrior. I use a knife to defend life and to save it. ss (aka traumadoc)
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