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fall in past medical history - Shella

Posted: Apr 20, 2012

Hello! Can "fall" be listed as an item in past medical history? Like past medical history of fall? Sounds wierd to me, but just wanted to check.

I would say yes and probably not weird - nm

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Not So Wierd... - Have Heard That Before, but...

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You have to be the judge.

Yes, it is PMH - Coder

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Not weird at all. Might seem so at first if you are thinking of falls as happenstance things, as they can be with healthy folks. We are talking about FALLS, though, not just falling down like toddlers fall down, like skaters fall, and not really even like falling off a ladder.

A fall like that which results in injury would be a FALL. A child who fell a lot for no explainable reason would have FALLS.

Falling can be the result of a medical problem like vertigo or poor balance or even heart problems. See also drop attacks.

You are quite safe putting it in PMH.

history of falls is commonplace in PMH - nm

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