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Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015063448 · 6/5/2015 · Hutchinson Regional Medical Center

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
Source
Luggage, handbags, unspecified

Employer

Name
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center
Location
1701 east 23rd, HUTCHINSON, KANSAS, 67502
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was responding to an emergency medical call for a near drowning. The employee had to carry equipment about 1/4 mile through tall grass to get to the location. The employee had performed emergency medical treatment and then experienced lightheadedness and shortness of breath. The employee was treated in the emergency room and admitted for observation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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