89 YOF PRESENTED TO ER FROM LONG-TERM CARE UNIT UPSTAIRS AFTER A FALL. PATIENT WAS SITTING IN HER WHEELCHAIR AND TRIED TO REACH SOMETHING ON THE FLOOR WHEN SHE TIPPED FORWARD AND OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR. SHE LANDED FACE FIRST ONTO THE FLOOR AND NURSING STAFF FOUND HER. DX: CLOSED FRACTURE OF C2 VERTEBRA, ODONTOID FRACTURE WITH TYPE 3 MORPHOLOGY, FALL, ANTICOAGULATED, FATIGUE, HEADACHE, NECK PAIN
Date: 3/23/2025
Category: home structures and construction materials
Product: FLOORS OR FLOORING MATERIALS
Products involved: FLOORS OR FLOORING MATERIALS; UNCATEGORIZED PRODUCT (TO BE ASSIGNED)
Diagnosis: Fracture
Body part: Neck
Location: Other Public Property