DRS_minor injury_case study
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23 Nov 2019
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- Accident
- Hospital
- General practitioner
- neck painright trapezial painlower back painright tight painknee pain
- Application - Dispute Matter
- Minor injury or not?
- Injury CodeBack of headNeckRight shoulderRight shoulder bladeMiddle backLower backRight legRight knee
- Terminology
- Termonology
- The claimant was invovled in a head on collision, their motor vehicle was also hit from behnid
- Terminology
- They were taken to hospital in an ambulance and discharged the following day
- Terminology
- A few days later the claimnat consulted with a GP. They were referred to a cardiologist and gastroenterologist.
- Terminology
- Injuies to 8 locations were referred to Medicla Assessor to determine whether they meet the definition of a "minor injury"
- Logic deduction
- Reason
- The Assessor considered CT scans of the cervical spine and lumbar spine
- Conclusion
- No direct injuries toHeadRight shoulder bladeRight legRight knee
- Degenerative: characterized by progressive deterioration and loss of function in the organs or tissues
- Asymtonmatic : producing or showing no symptoms.
- There was sclerotomal pain in the righ leg, not radicular symptoms
- No evidence
- Evidence
- Insufficient information
- Motor Accident
- specific interverteral disc injuries
- Degenerative changes
- caused by
- conclude
- The Assessor concluded that soft tissue injuries to the cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine and right shoulder were minor injuries
- Soft tissue injury Cervical spine Thoracic spine Lumbar spine Right shoulder
- Minor injury YES
- The assessment was referred to a Review Panel for determaination under the Act
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