86YOF WAS AT HOME WALKING UP A FLIGHT OF STEPS WHICH TURNS TO THE RIGHT AT THE TOP. THE STAIRS ARE OLD, SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND TRIED TO GRAB HOLD OF THE RAILING. AND FALLING BACKWARD DOWN TO THE BOTTOM. DX: FRACTURE RIB MULTIPLE CLOSED INITIAL RIGHT, FRACTURE STERNUM INITIAL, FRACTURE SCAPULA BODY NONDISPLACED CLOSED INITIAL RIGHT, FRACTURE VERTEBRA THORACIC TRAUMATIC INITIAL
Date: 3/11/2025
Category: home structures and construction materials
Product: HANDRAILS, RAILINGS OR BANISTERS
Products involved: STAIRS OR STEPS; HANDRAILS, RAILINGS OR BANISTERS
Diagnosis: Fracture
Body part: Upper Trunk
Location: Home