Date Stranded: April 1, 2026
Reason for Stranding
Hooked by a fisherman on the channeside of the Isla Blanca jetties
Patient History
2.45 kg juvenile Atlantic Green sea turtle
Patient Injuries
External Carapace Notes: Very minor barnacles
Plastron: Minor scrapes
External Wounds: 2 small barnacles on carapace, one on plastron, light algae load on plastron
Hooked in the axilla (armpit) of the right front flipper
Patient Treatments
In House PCV: 8%, TS: 3 , Glucose: 80
Meds administered: Ceftaz (antibiotic) , VitB (appetite stimulant) & Normosol
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