58 YOF AFTER A FALL BACKWARDS DOWN APPROXIMATELY 10 STEPS AT HOME WITH HEAD STRIKE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CRAWL UP THEM GIVEN HER AMBULATORY DYSFUNCTION AND BOOT (RECENT ANKLE SURGERY).  BELIEVED TO HAVE HIT HEAD ON THE BANISTER WITH SUBSEQUENT LACERATION.  UNKNOWN LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. DX SCALP LACERATION AND HEMATOMA S/P SUTURE REPAIR, FALL
Date: 1/24/2025
Category: home structures and construction materials
Product: HANDRAILS, RAILINGS OR BANISTERS
Products involved: STAIRS OR STEPS; HANDRAILS, RAILINGS OR BANISTERS
Diagnosis: Laceration
Body part: Head
Location: Home