I am writing to provide you with an updated status concerning the above-referenced industrial injury case. Applicant’s Attorney’s Request for a Supplemental Report from Panel Qualified Medical Evaluator, Dr. Timothy Brox As you may recall, a letter was sent to the applicant’s attorney’s office requesting the status of the request for a supplemental report from PQME, Dr. Brox. In our letter, I indicated if no response was received within 30 days of the letter, we would be filing a Declaration of Readiness to Proceed to a Mandatory Settlement Conference based on the reporting of Dr. Brox. No response has been received from the applicant’s attorney’s office.…
DOI: 5/12/2004. The patient is a 54-year old male night stocker who sustained a work-related injury to his mid back and neck while pushing a product. Per the medical report dated 10/10/15, the patient still has severe neck pain with pain radiating down arms, as well as back pain and numbness in both legs. MRI of the cervical spine dated 10/30/2015 demonstrated degenerative spondylotic changes at C3-4 through C6-7 with multi-level central canal stenosis.…
DOI: 09/09/2015. Patient is a 41-year-old female receiving clerk who felt a pop in her left wrist while picking up boards. Patient is diagnosed with left scapholunate ligament tear and left wrist pain. She is status post left wrist diagnostic arthroscopy with partial synovectomy and left scapholunate ligament repair on 10/20/2015 and removal of hardware on 03/24/16.…
DOI: 01/25/2015. The patient is a 30-year-old female housekeeper who sustained a work-related injury to her knee and low back when she slipped and fell on furniture polish that was spilled by a co-worker. Per OMNI, she is diagnosed with lumbar sprain/strain. Per the medical report dated 1/20/16, it was noted that the patient has completed 6/6 PT sessions on 12/17/15, and has had 2/8 acupuncture sessions.…
DOI: 10/31/2016. Patient is a 54-year-old female mounting “LVL” employee who sustained injury due to repetitive motion. Per OMNI entry, she was initially diagnosed with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. Based on the doctor’s first report of occupational injury dated 10/31/16 by Dr. Feldsher, the patient complains of tingling in both hands, right greater than the left side.…
DOI: 08/06/2014. Patient is a 45-year-old female assembler who sustained a left shoulder injury due to repetitive overhead work. Per OMNI, she underwent a left shoulder surgery on 01/29/15. Per the Orthopedic IME report by Dr. Best dated 07/02/15, the IW require conservative PT, 1-2 cortisone injections and oral anti-inflammatory medication.…
DOI: 8/21/2015. Patient is a 31-year-old male janitor who sustained injuries to his wrist/hand, neck and back when he slipped and fell on loose bathroom tiles. Per OMNI, he was initially diagnosed with cervical strain, lumbar sprain/strain and right hand contusion. Based on the progress report dated 01/07/16, the patient complains of lumbosacral pain, rated as 9-10/10 with radiation into the bilateral buttocks. Arching of the back and twisting aggravate the pain.…
DOI: 6/1/2014. Patient is a 46-year-old male dishwasher who sustained injuries to his right shoulder, back and both legs when he slipped and fell while detaching grill. Per IME report dated 08/24/15 by Dr. Katz, it was noted that the IW has received conservative management that includes PT, acupuncture, massage therapy, 7-8 low back injections, back brace/cane and heat/ice treatments. It was opined that the IW’s cervical/lumbar and right shoulder condition warrants further treatment in orthopedics.…
Patient is a 54-year-old female assembler who sustained a right elbow injury on 8/16/2011 due to repetitive use of torque wrench. Patient has multiple diagnosis which includes complex regional pain syndrome I of upper limb, bilateral; Carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper limb; carpal tunnel syndrome, right upper limb; and Lateral epicondylitis, unspecified elbow. Per medical report dated 5/9/2016, patient presents with primary complaints of right upper extremity pain and right middle finger pain. Patient rates her pain as 5/10. Current medications include omeprazole, diclofenac, and Lidocaine ointment.…
DOI: 2/4/2016. Patient is a 58-year-old male technician who sustained injury when he tripped over cement on a parking post in the garage and fell. Per OMNI, he was initially diagnosed with injury to both shoulders and knees. Based on the latest medical report dated 04/06/16, the patient presents for reevaluation of his left shoulder pain.…
DOI: 8/7/2015. Patient is a 44-year-old female assistant teacher who sustained a work-related injury when she fell and hit her head on a shelf which resulted to loss of consciousness after being pushed by a child. She was subsequently diagnosed with post-consciousness syndrome and neck strain. Per the PT progress note dated 11/24/15, the patient has attended 4 sessions.…
Workplace Injury: Filing Lawsuit Other Than Workers' Compensation Workers' compensation coverage may not be your single alternative in support of a workplace injury. Whenever you've got workplace injury, you've more or less certainly been told that the one compensation you can be rewarded with settlement will be paid from your company's workers' compensation coverage. Even though it is the all-purpose rule, there are a lot of exemptions - situations wherein you can institute legal proceedings for injuries caused by your accident. For instance: • When you got injury by an imperfect product, you may be able to submit a products liability proceeding in court against the producer of the product. • When you got injury by a toxic material,…
If you sustain an injury at work that requires medical care, you need to act quickly. In order to ensure that your medical care is covered by your employer, you are going to need to do a few things. Tell Your Employer What Happened As soon as you are injured on the job, you need to tell a supervisor what happened. You should not continue working if you are injured and need medical attention.…
While reviewing possible articles for this assignment, I found some very interesting statistics that surprised myself, and my husband, who is also a paramedic. Normally you would think the typical work related injuries among EMTs and paramedics to be muscular or tendon related, as well as neck, back, wrist and knee related due to heavy lifting and moving. And yes of course, we did find these injuries, but there were more important issue that have been brought to light. Statistics reported from EMSWorld.com in their “Work-Related Injuries among EMTs and Paramedics in Western Turkey” (12.12.14) showed injuries surprisingly not related to the moving of patients as expected. Although this study was completed in another country, I feel the same types of injuries are begin reported here in the states.…
This is a 64-year-old male with a 1/31/2012 date of injury. A specific mechanism of injury has not been described. DIAGNOSIS: Cervical spine HNP Left Shoulder Bursitis 12/12/15 Progress Report described that the patient presentd with neck pain 8/10-scale level, left shoulder pain 7/10-scale level and low back pain 6/10-scale level. The exam revealed tenderness to palpation over the cervical spine, lumbar spine and left shoulder. There were spasms noted and decreased ROM over lumbar spine, cervical spine and left shoulder.…