A 26-Year-Old Man Who Has Been in a Motor Vehicle Collision

Sara W. Nelson, MD; Daniel M. Lindberg, MD

August 31, 2016

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Background

A 26-year-old man with an unknown past medical history arrives to the emergency department by ambulance. He had been driving his car while unrestrained and was involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. Airbags were deployed, and the vehicle experienced significant front-end damage, with intrusion into the passenger compartment of the car. The patient was extricated from the vehicle and placed on a backboard, and a cervical collar was placed by EMS. A nonrebreather facemask and one peripheral intravenous line were placed in the field.

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