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Registered Nurse


54yo/m presents to the emergency department. States he was riding his bike around a roundabout when his tire hit a rut in the road. This sent him over the bars landing on his left shoulder hitting his head. He denies LOC and was wearing a helmet. Obvious deformity noted to the left clavicle. Minor scrapes and bruises noted on the left scapular region.


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