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Answer the following regarding the ossification centres of an elbow X-ray.

"A 2 year old boy is brought into the Emergency Department with his parents. He has had a 48 hour history of diarrhoea and vomiting. He has also had a mild amount of abdominal pain."

"An 18 month year old female child is brought to the Paediatric Emergency Department by her parents. She has been generally unwell over the last day, and not quite herself."

"A 67 year old gentleman is brought in by ambulance to the Emergency Department Resus with a productive cough of green sputum and increasing SOB over a few days."

“A 34 year old woman presents to Emergency Department with acute shortness of breath. This has begun suddenly some 8 hours ago.”

“A 70 year old male presents to majors with central chest pain, which radiates to the left side. This pain began suddenly on exertion and has radiated to his jaw with some shortness of breath. He has also begun to sweat. He has taken his GTN on commencement of the pain but got no response. A passer-by called 999. The paramedics administered aspirin and morphine on arrival. His pain score is now 2/10.”