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Infectious diseases peculiar to the intestines, n.e.c.
1 hospitalization · 2021053658 · 5/3/2021 · US Department of Veterans Affairs - Las Vegas Medical Center
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Large intestine, colon, rectum
- Nature of injury
- Infectious diseases peculiar to the intestines, n.e.c.
Cause
- Event
- Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified
- Source
- Bacteria
- Secondary source
- Patient
Employer
- Name
- US Department of Veterans Affairs - Las Vegas Medical Center
- Location
- 6900 North Pecos Road, NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 89086
- NAICS
- 622110
- Jurisdiction
- 0
Narrative
An employee contracted Clostridium difficile (C. diff) while caring for a patient with C. diff and was hospitalized.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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