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A 12-year-old, 52 kg. boy, previously healthy, was attending a gun show with his family. After trying an AR-15 at the range, he ran downrange to retrieve his target when his younger brother picked up the rifle, with its safety off, and accidentally discharged the weapon, hitting his brother in the upper right leg. In the ER, the 12-year-old was clutching his stomach, in a lot of pain, and was pale and short of breath. HR 150 bpm, RR 62/min and crying, BP 75/50 mmHg, HCT 27%. There is a 22 ga. IV in place in the left saphenous vein and seems to be running well.
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Holzman, R.S. (2021). Trauma I. In: Pediatric Anesthesiology Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60656-5_32
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