Date Stranded: June 15, 2023
Date Released: August 14, 2023
Reason for Stranding
Found entangled in Brownsville shipping channel
Patient History
5.5 lb non-FP juvenile green
Patient Injuries
Small laceration from entanglement around left rear flipper, minor abrasions on carapace.
Patient Treatments
In-house PCV = 30%, TP = 3.6 g/dl, glucose = 46, started on Ceftazidime, Vit B Complex. Administered Normosol w/ Dextrose.
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