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my husband was in a motorcycle accident, broken leg, possibly shoulder and road rash all over his body, small skull fracture, was in trauma center for a week and now in rehab, now has either pneumonia or water in the lungs, they don't seem to be concerned, his urine is very dark, should he be in a hosp?
HI Well come to HCM Thank for choosing HCM, trauma cases being hospitalized according to the scale of injury and clinical symptoms, the most important part is brain injury and serious vital organ injuries, if the symptoms are worse then patient needs hospitalization, else the minor injuries get heals very soon without hospital admission, hope this information helps.
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What Causes Dark Urination After An Accident?
HI Well come to HCM Thank for choosing HCM, trauma cases being hospitalized according to the scale of injury and clinical symptoms, the most important part is brain injury and serious vital organ injuries, if the symptoms are worse then patient needs hospitalization, else the minor injuries get heals very soon without hospital admission, hope this information helps.