Date Stranded: May 12, 2025
Reason for Stranding
Found trapped in a tidepool at the Mansfield jetties, channel side
Patient History
5.7 lb non-FP juvenile green
Patient Injuries
Moderate abrasions on both front flippers, minor abrasions on carapace, notch missing from caudal marginal scute on left side near tip.
Patient Treatments
In-house PCV = 17%, TP = 2.4 g/dl, glucose = 182
Started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex, Iron and Normosol
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