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Review key mechanisms of injury that lead to trauma Learn the Glasgow coma scale and how to apply it Understand the approach to anesthesia for orthopedic surgery
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Soto, R.G. (2010). Anesthesia for Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery. In: Ehrenfeld, J.M., Urman, R.D., Segal, S. (eds) Anesthesia Student Survival Guide. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09709-1_25
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