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February 14, 2018
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A construction worker sustained an open fracture after being struck by a high-speed moving vehicle
A 46-year-old male construction worker presented to the ER complaining of midtibia pain after being struck by a vehicle. The patient was working in a closed driving lane when a motor vehicle entered the lane at approximately 70 mph. The vehicle struck him and another construction worker. The driver and the other construction worker expired at the scene. Upon arrival, the patient was hemodynamically stable, and an advanced trauma life support protocol was initiated.