Discharge diagnosis-Traumatic brain injury

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Emergency department visit: A 26-year-old male, involved in a car crash, was taken to the local emergency department (ED) in a coma, where he was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of one hour. Glasgow coma scale (GCS) was 6 on arrival in the ED. Patient was transferred to a trauma center for further care.

Discharge diagnosis: Traumatic brain injury.

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Reference no: EM133656212

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