Emergency department by paramedics

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A 27-year-old male is brought to the emergency department by paramedics. The male is unconscious. The paramedics report that he was involved in an altercation at a bar when he was struck in the head with a barstool. He was immediately brought to the operating room where the (1) surgical expert in the treatment of neurological conditions performed a (2) procedure in which part of the skull was removed. A large clot was removed from the subdural space. The wound was closed, and the patient was admitted to the surgical ICU. The injury to skull shattered several areas of the (3) bones that cover the brain, and therefore the patient will require a (4) repair of defect of the skull at a later date when he becomes medically stable.

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