INCIDENT REPORT
Recent occurrences at West
Virginia's premier mental hospital.
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Sprain R. knee (844.9) |
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Shock to R arm when plugging refrigerator in and seeing blue sparks resulting in soreness |
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Kicked on outside of R calf |
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Hit in face with binder part of chart |
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Scratches on L little finger, R hand, R wrist and R arm |
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Kicked in back and R shin |
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Hit on R breast with patient's head; had trouble expressing milk |
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Contact with pt blood, no injury noted |
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Hit in lower back, no injury noted |
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Hit left knee and elbow on floor |
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Hit in nose by pt head |
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Kicked in right ribs |
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Scratch to L arm |
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Blow to R side of chest and scrape on knee |
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Hit in back with fist |
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Multiple scratches, gash in L ear, laceration to R arm, two scratches to L arm |
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Bruise and cut on top of head; bruise and scrape on L arm; bruise and scrape on L hip |
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(L) hand caught in trash cart |
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Strained left arm |
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Back contusion (922.31) |
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Strained or pulled muscles in lower back |
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5" long red streaks on L throat after being grabbed by patient |
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Severe pain in L knee joint when getting up from chair |
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Abrasion to L knee |
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Kicked on L knee |
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Cut finger on L hand |
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Hit on top of head |
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Hit on R upper arm |
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Needle stick (883.1) |
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Scratch on R hand |
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Bruises to both lower legs |
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Bruised, swollen R. thumb |
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Contusion (R) hand (923.20) |
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Sprained L ankle |
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Burned stomach with grease |
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Hurt right foot/toe |
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Fractured L fibula (823.81) |
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Contusion R knee, sprain to R bicep tendon (844.9, 726.12) |
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Acute lumbar sprain/strain (847.2) |
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Hit in L eye with forms |
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L ring finger stoved, red, swolling with intense pain |
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Contusion (L) knee (924.11, 916.0) |
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Small cut between eyes with bruising |
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Laceration to top of L hand |
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Struck on base of neck by patient |
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Struck in back of head |
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Lateral epicondylitis |
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Left hand contusion (955.2; 923.20) |
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Lumbar Strain/Sprain (847.2) |
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Struck in mid forehead with patient's fist |
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Hurt back after buffing hallway |
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Scrape L wrist |
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Scratches on hand |
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Scratches on R wrist |
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Scratch on back of L hand |
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Hit on L cheek area with fist |
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Hurt R thumb |
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Laceration to 2 fingers on L hand |
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Hit head on shelf; headache |
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Aggravated existing spine/neck injury |
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Cut/pinched ring finger R hand. |
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Scratch to R thumb and upper outer R wrist |
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Pain to L shoulder |
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Scratch to middle fingle on L hand |
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Slight pain and discomfort to lower back above tailbone |
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Hurt left foot |
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Tenderness to R elbow. |
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Abrasions to R rib area |
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Hit in nose with pt. Elbow |
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Nail dug into wrist making small cut by pt. |
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Bruise to right eye. |
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Chest contusion (922.1) |
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Contusion L rib cage (922.1) |
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Contusion/sprain R wrist |
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Slipped on wet floor and hit left elbow on door; red, sore left elbow. |
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Hit on R side of forehead |
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Kicked in leg once and twice in face. |
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Pt. stuck finger in L eye |
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Great toe contusion/sprain (845.10) |
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3 cm laceration tip R ring finger |
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Bite on L thumb. |
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Door shut on R arm |
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Pain to L leg after being kicked. |
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Tooth needs a crown (02750) |
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Hit in mouth by patient; upper lip has cut on inside and loose tooth. |
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Copious amount of spit in face and eyes. |
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Burns on 3 fingers. |
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Hit left knee on short table. |
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Scratched on hand by pt. |
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Nail scratches on top of both hands by pt. |
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Hit on collar bone with fist; bruise and scratches to neck and collar bone area.\ |
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Bruise to left eye when struck by pt. |
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Chest pain |
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Hurt R knee |
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Pulled muscle in right shoulder and minor cut on right wrist. |
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Scratches to forearms, face, chest and neck; acute lumbo sacro sprain/strain (846.0/V71.8). |
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Lumbar sprain (847.2); cervical sprain (847.0) |
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Hit in upper part of chest; knot in middle of chest; bruise on left side of chest over left breast. |
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Kicked in front bend of L hip |
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Spit in face and right eye. |
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Spit on head. |
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Hit in L chin area |
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Pulled arm |
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Several scratched to neck area, with broken skin. |
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Spit on, hit and kicked at. |
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Small scratch on nose |
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Lifted heavy bag of trash and hurt left lower arm. |
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Kicked in forehead by pt. |
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Bruised R knee |
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Stepped on top of L foot by pt. |
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Scratched under L eye; kicked in chest |
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Lower back pain |
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Fell on wet floor; twisted body and fell on left side of body. |
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Twist to L knee |
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Patient put arms around employee's neck in playing manner, but proceeded to put pressure on to extent that it hurt employee |
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Hit in R eye by patient |
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Pulled back, pain between shoulders |
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Was knocked into wall by patient and hit lower back into wall |
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Rug burn to R elbow, bruising with scant edema to L knee, R wrist injured |
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Scratches to front neck area |
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Scratches on R hand and forearm |
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Contusion to groin (922.2; 782.0; V71.8) |
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Scratched on right side of face by patient |
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Hit on shoulder by name tag holder |
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Hurt L shoulder and back |
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Contusions on chest (922.1) |
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Stress (308.0) Built up stress over long period of time |
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Scrape to chin after being struck by patient |
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Scratched on back of R arm by patient |
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Scratched on R forearm by patient |
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Shoulder sprain R shoulder (940.9) |
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Acute lumbo sacrel sprain/strain with spasms (846.0) |
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Patient grabbed staff's thumb and pulled it back; left thumb swollen and bruised. |
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Strained back when carrying patient back to room |
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Hit on nose by patient |
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Patient tore watch off L arm and broke band, but no apparent injury noted |
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Overextended arm causing pain in neck, shoulder, arm and back area |
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Patient grabbed L wrist hurting wrist |
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Lumbar sprain (847.2); thoracic sprain (847.1) |
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R knee pain, sprain (844.9) |
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Injury to R hip |
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Acute lumbo-sacral sprain/strain with spasms (846.0) |
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Cut R thumb |
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Nasal contusion (920.) |
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Sprained R ankle |
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Insect bite on R hand and wrist |
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Injured tail bone |
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Slipped on wet floor and hurt upper back. |
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Door opening hit right foot and resulted in twisting left knee. |
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Turned L ankle, fell and hit tail bone |
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Hit with part of a radio thrown by patient resulting in 3 knicks on back of hand between little finger and one next to it. |
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Punctured two finger on R hand with staples |
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Bruised L leg after dropping 3 sheet pans |
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Fell on wet floor and hurt left wrist and lower back. |
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Bruises on both legs after being kicked by patient |
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Patient scratched left forearm. |
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Struck in mouth by patient and scratched on left wrist. |
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Patient assaulted another patient; when redirecting first patient, he threw his metal cane and struck employee on the left hand, first knuckle causing a contusion (923.20) |
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Scratched on right hand by patient. |
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Hit on left side of haead by a blow from a patient's fist; swelling, and discoloration and tenderness to touch. |
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Started to step on ladder; tripped and ladder slid; staff fell backward. |
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Struck in right jaw with patient's fist; cut to right inner jaw/reddened jaw. |
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Human bite (913.0) |
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Twisted R knee (844.9) |
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Fell iinto desk hitting back on desk. |
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A pan fell off top shelf and hit staff in head; knot on head resulted. |
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Hit on left forearm by patient (arm has a plate in it). |
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Tripped and fell; bruised right foot with slight edema noted. |
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L thumb strain (842.10) |
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Scratched by patient on right hand and left deltoid. |
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Patient scratched left arm and pulled right shoulder. |
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Human bite on upper right arm. |
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Patient grabbed staff's glasses and broke frames and scratched lenses. |
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Patient struck employee with fist forceably on the left breast. |
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Scratched on left forearm (1 iinch) by patient. |
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Patient threw metal cane and struck L hand. |
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Patient bent employee's fingers backward. |
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Patient hit employee on left side of face. |
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Patient kicked right side of head and right side of ribs. |
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Acute R shoulder sprain/strain (840.9), slipped on wet floor in patient's room, hit shoulder on door jamb |
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Staff was putting file folder up and flipped folder and cut left eyeball. |
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Patient hit staff in rib cage, causing bruise. |
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Hit knee on wooden bottom part of bed, causing swelling and knot on left knee. |
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Patient kicked employee on left shin. |
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Muscle strain L forearm (841.9) |
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Dizziness, fell to floor, synlope (780.2) |
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Patient twisting and bending thumb when assisting him to bed; R thumb injury (959.5) |
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Rammed pencil in palm of left hand. |
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After drawing lab work, needle flipped and scratched finger on left hand (small finger) (883.1) |
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Patient scratched staff on left forearm and right hand. |
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Patient scratched staff's entire length of right forearm. |
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Combative patient scratched staff, swinging fists and kicking; staff strained back dodging fists and feet. |
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Patient scratched staff on left hand; skin broken. |
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When patient began grabbing female patient inappropriately, staff used CPI and injured his lower back. |
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Patient grabbed staff and scratched staff with broken skin in three places. |
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While trying to open a freezer door, pulled hard and fell back over some crates (847.0) |
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Patient scratched staff on left forearm; deep scratch with bleediing. |
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Patient fell on me and weight force was on my left knee. |
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Patient scratched staff breaking skin. |
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Right dorstal thigh contusion (924.00, 729.5, E917.9) kicked by patient while assisting in changing patient's clothing |
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Patient hit staff in face and scratched staff on right arm; staff's glasses were broken. |
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Patient grabbed staff's testicles and would not let go until help was received from other male staff. |
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Patient became physically aggressive with a chair toward staff; staff attempted to protect self and others by removing chair from patient. In the push-pull struggle, staff twisted right knee. |
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Patient hit staff on left ear. |
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Helping a patient who started to fall, low back strain (846.0) |
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Patient kicked, hit and bit staff; resulted with bruise on top of left arm and pealed skin caused by the bite. |
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Patient scratched staff's hands and kicked left leg and spit; attempted to bite staff but did not break skin. |
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Patient slammed staff iin the chest with his head; resulted in bruise to staff's chest. |
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Pulled muscles in back when separating two patients in a physical altercation. |
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Patient threw hot coffee onto staff's legs; mild burn to both legs. |
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Hit in right eye with fist by agitated Alzheimer patient, knocking right contact lens out of eye. On reinsertion, was unable to see clearly for a period of 20-30 minutes and immediately got a severe headache. |
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Received bee sting on right bicep (yellow jacket). |
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Someone had dropped potatoes on floor of A dining room; staff stepped in them and fell; bruised left knee. |
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Patient kicked staff ini left clavical area and left side of neck; reddened area with burning sensation. |
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Punched on left arm by patient; no apparent inijury at this time. |
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Stopping one patient from fighting with another patient and something popped in right arm. |
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923.10 contusion of Forearm |
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845.02 calcaneofibular (ligament) |
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844.9 sprain of site of knee |
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920 contusion of face scalp |
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922.31 Contusion of Back & 847.2 Lumbar Sprain |
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780 general symptoms |
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staff grabbed scarf, jerking it downward, aggrevating previous injury |
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727.05 Tenosynovitis of Hand |
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840.0 acromioclavicular (joint) |
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fell injuring back of head and hips |
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372.05 Acute Atopic Conjunctivit |
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842.12 Sprain of Metacarpophalan |
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729.5 pain in limb; 110.1 dermatophytosis of nail; 681.11 onychia and paronychia of |
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840.8 sprain of sites of shoulder |
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845.0 rt. Ankle sprain |
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headache/dizziness from cleaning w/o exhaust fan due to elect. Being off |
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headache/dizziness, burning in throat/nose, nausea from using orange cleaner w/o exhaust due to elec. Being off |
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842.13 sprain of interphalangeal |
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847.0 Neck sprain/847.2 lumbar sprain |
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scrubbed floor/aggrevated previous injury of 2/15/01 |
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924.10 contusion left lower leg |
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923.3 third digit contusion |
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846.0 acute l.s. strain |
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922.2 contusion of abdominal wall |
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847.0 neck strain |
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842.6 lumbar spine & pelvis |
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breathing problems from odor of sewer gas |
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354.0 carpal tunnel syndrome |
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847.2 lumbar sprain |
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V15.85 possible exposure to infectious disease |
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V15.85 possible exposure to infectious disease |
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Fx 5th metatarsal 825.25 |
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846.0 lumbar spine & pelvis |
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883.1 Open wound of fingers compl |
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847.2 lumbar sprain & 721.3 lumbosacral spondylosis W |
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923.10 contusion of Forearm |
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923.11 contusion rt. Elbow |
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842.00 right wrist strain |
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882.0 laceration rt. Hand |
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ice cooler full of ice/pop placed on hand |
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923.20 contusion left hand |
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914.0 abrasion or burn of hand |
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fluids squirted into face during wound palpation |
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847.2 lumbar sprain; 847.0 cervical sprain |
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patient scratched left arm, hit her on top of head and in middle of back |
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V71.3 no injury |
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injured left hand from thumb to wrist putting pt. In restraints |
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922.1 contusion of chest |
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924.10 contusion rt. Lower leg |
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726.32 surgery/rt. Elbow fasciectomy w/ostectomy/previous inj. |
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847.9 back strain |
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883.0; 914.0; V03.7 avolusion rt. Thumb … |
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attacked by patient/black eye/swollen face |
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cut hand between two middle fingers on can in garbage |
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struck by pt. In left eye |
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struck in face by pt. Causing brusing and cut on nose and under eye |
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bit by spider |
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989.5 spider bite |
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chemically induced proncho-strain |
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506.2 chemical laryngitis |
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inhalation of fumes from mixed chemicals |
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inhalation of fumes from mixed chemicals |
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V15.85; 930.8 sputum exposure/rt. Eye |
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892.0 puncture wound of left foot |
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847.2 back strain |