15YOM PRESENTS ABOUT 1 HOUR AFTER HE WAS ELBOWED IN THE NOSE DURING A BASKETBALL GAME. PT REPORTS HAVING IMMEDIATE GUSHING OF BLOOD FROM BILATERAL NARES WHICH IMPROVED ON ITS OWN, NOW INTERMITTENTLY BLEEDING. PT STATES HIS NOSE IS "STUFFY" AND FEELS LIKE HE CAN'T BREATHE THROUGH THE NOSE. DX: EPISTAXIS; CLOSED NASOORBITOETHMOID FRACTURE; CLOSED FRACTURE OF MAXILLA; CLOSED FRACTURE OF NASAL BONE.
Date: 1/4/2025
Category: sports and recreation equipment
Product: BASKETBALL (ACTIVITY, APPAREL OR EQUIP.)
Products involved: BASKETBALL (ACTIVITY, APPAREL OR EQUIP.); UNCATEGORIZED PRODUCT (TO BE ASSIGNED)
Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Body part: Face
Location: Place of Recreation or Sports