The patient is a 32 month old male who was reportedly electrocuted while playing with an electrical cord. The police rushed him immediately to your Emergency Department. He is apneic and is currently ventilated with a bag-valve-mask. There are burns (entrance and exit wounds) on each hand. What would you like to do for this child?


 

 

 

 

 

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