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l Compartment Syndrome Diagnosis: Suspected in any patient with a crush injury, severe limb swelling, and an inability to actively or passively move digits.
l Compartment Syndrome Treatment: Urgent surgical decompression via emergency fasciotomy is the definitive treatment.
l The Late Signs Trap: Paralysis and loss of distal pulses are very late signs of compartment syndrome; waiting for them to appear before acting leads to irreversible necrosis.
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