44 year old female BIBA after having a witnessed 5 minute se | Figure 1
ERgirl75
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44 year old female BIBA after having a witnessed 5 minute seizure. Pt fell backwards and hit her head multiple times on the concrete. Pt was rushed to CT but thankfully all results came back normal. Irrigated laceration and MD used staples to close it up.
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