BRENTWOOD, MISSOURI—
LUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES
Overexertion involving outside sources, n.e.c. · Hernias due to traumatic incidents
Final narrative
An employee was assisting a resident back from the bathroom. The resident was pushing a walker and began to fall. The employee went to keep the resident from falling and felt pain in her stomach. The result was a hernia that required surgery.
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