January 2025 Critical Care Case of the Month: A 35-Year-Old Admitted After a Fall
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 7:41AM By: VonEssen SG
Abstract:
No abstract available. Manuscript truncated after 150 words. History of Present Illness
A 35-year-old was injured at work earlier that day. He fell approximately 10 feet while power washing a hog confinement pen from inside the bucket of a skid loader. He complained of pain in his left foot. He had struck his head but denied loss of consciousness. He was admitted to an outside hospital ICU for observation.
PMH, SH, and FH
He has no chronic medical conditions and has never been hospitalized.
He has never smoked and only drinks socially. He is single.
His mother died at 55 of heart disease. His father and 6 brothers and sisters are all healthy.
Physical Examination
He is 5’5” and weighs 193 pounds. There is a head laceration and he has tenderness in his left foot. Otherwise, his physical examination is normal.
Radiology
A foot x-ray reveals fractures of the left second and third metatarsals. Head CT was interpreted …
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