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My husband has a open wound fracture.went to the er they were saying he would have to be transferred to a trauma center but sent him home instead?
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Open fracture: If your husband has an open fracture, he should be transferred to a traumatology center to repair the fracture properly, having him at home with an open fracture can cause infections and there is no pain control, in addition to the fracture can weld, but poorly
Answered 7/7/2019
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