Date Stranded: May 17, 2026
Reason for Stranding
Stranded on Boca Chica Jetties
Patient History
Atlantic Green 1.85 kg
Patient Injuries
Mouth/Beak: Clear
External Carapace Notes: A couple minor abrasions on carapace and a couple minor abrasions on left side marginal scutes.
Plastron: Two minor abrasions.
Head/Flippers/Soft Tissue: Minor abrasions on both sides of head below the eyes and one below the nose. Strange circular marks on soft tissue of left front flipper and left rear flipper, along with two old scars on left front flipper.
Patient Treatments
In House Bloods:PCV:26 %, TS: 4.5 , Glucose: 74
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