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What does a head injury caused by acute opiate intoxication mean?

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Dr. Orrin Ailloni-Charas answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

It probably : Means that somebody got high on narcotics, fell and traumatized their head.

Dr Rosenfeld agreed

Answered 11/16/2012

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