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AuntMinnie 2009: California technologist faces testimony in CT overdose case

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In January 2008, 23-month-old Jacoby Roth fell out of bed, and when he could hardly move his head his worried parents took him to the emergency room at Mad River Community Hospital in Arcata, a small town 290 miles north of San Francisco. mSv for a normal pediatric CT study of the entire spine, according to pediatric imaging experts.

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AuntMinnie 2010: Settlement reached in Mad River pediatric CT radiation case

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In January 2008, 23-month-old Jacoby Roth fell out of bed, and when he could hardly move his head his worried parents took him to the emergency room at Mad River Community Hospital in Arcata, a small town 290 miles north of San Francisco. Image courtesy of Roth family attorney Don Stockett.

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Managing the Patient with Alcohol Intoxication

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Klein 2018) Despite the high risk of pathology and decompensation, many patients with presumed alcohol intoxication can be evaluated and discharged without any labs or imaging. Any report of trauma should prompt evaluation with imaging. Any facial or scalp lacerations, abrasions, ecchymosis, or deformities should prompt imaging.