Date Stranded: December 10, 2022
Reason for Stranding
Found at the base of the dunes near the Isla Blanca jetties
Patient History
-4.8 lb non-FP juvenile green
Patient Injuries
minor plastron/carapace abrasions
epibiota: minor algae load, afew barnacles
Patient Treatments
-started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex, & Normosol
-took 3-view radiographs
-dry-docked overnight, will place in freshwater this afternoon
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