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Dr. Falcone is an emergency department physician who has just called the OR desk concerning a patient he tells the charge nurse we have a 23-year-old male patient status post MVA a no airbag deploy moderate facial injuries bruising and swelling about the left eye diplopia and enophthalmos city confirmed left orbital floor fracture you'll be up in 10 minutes what does MVA stand for
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