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Case 82: "I think I've been stabbed"

A 22 year old man is brought to the emergency department with a wound in the left flank. He is pale, shivering, and peripherally shutdown.

Image provided by: Mr Patrick Moore - General and Bariatric Surgeon.

1. What is your first priority?

2. What would be your immediate management?

3. Which organs are at risk of injury with this wound?