Date Stranded: June 2, 2026
Reason for Stranding
Hooked by a fisherman at the Isla Blanca jetties on the channel side
Patient History
Atlantic green 4.20 kg
Patient Injuries
Plastron: Moderate sea urchin spine load on the plastron. One small healing abrasion.
External Wounds: Hook wound in the front right shoulder on the ventral side. J hook was embedded in the shoulder with grey braided line wrapped around the wound. The line wrapped around the wound more than 3 times. The fishing gear we removed weighed 0.20kg.
Head/Flippers/Soft Tissue: Hook wound in the right shoulder area on the ventral side. Missing tip of the left front flipper.
Patient Treatments
In House Bloods: PCV: 24%, TS: 4.4 , Glucose: 208
Meds administered: Ceftaz, VitB, Ketoprofen & Normosol
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