ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA—
CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Intracranial injuries unspecified
Final narrative
A security employee was responding to an urgent call from staff regarding a violent patient. The employee tripped and fell on the floor outside of the stairwell. The employee sustained a closed head injury, contusion of the cerebrum without loss of consciousness, and a closed fracture of the distal end of the right radius.
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