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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: September 8, 2017 09:00 AM Friday; Rod Welch

VA Wound Care visit Lana treat injuries from automobile accident on 170905.

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0404 - Summary/Objective                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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040501 - Follow up ref SDS 11 0000. ref SDS 10 0000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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040505 -            [On 170908 1425 received letter from Doctor Stewart and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
040506 -            call from Mike scheduling meeting with the doctor on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
040507 -            Tuesday, 170912, the day after schedule for Lana to change                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
040508 -            dressing.  Called Lana and asked about deferring meeting on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
040509 -            Monday, until after meeting with Doctor Stewart, in order                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
040510 -            to avoid doubling the work, since Doctor Stewart will need                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
040511 -            to see the wound, so dressing will have to be removed, and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
040512 -            then replaced.  Lana decided to keep meeting on Monday,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
040513 -            170911, because she wants to check for excessive wound                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
040514 -            drainage. ref SDS 13 SX6O                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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0408 - Background                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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040901 - On 170905 2230 suffered injuries from automobile accident. ref SDS 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
040902 - J69I, received care through the night reported on 170905 2230.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
040903 - ref SDS 9 0172, with attending physician...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
040904 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
040905 -               Doctor Wurster Rebecca                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
040906 -               San Juanquin General Hospital                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
040907 -               500 West Hospital Road                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
040908 -               French Camp, CA 95231                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
040909 -               209 468 6000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
040911 -  ..
040912 - On 170906 0010 at 1812 the next day was discharged. ref SDS 10 0286                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
040914 -  ..
040915 - On 170906 1948 treated in ER at VAMCSF by Doctor Turner. ref SDS 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
040916 - PP3O  At that time, the doctor made referral to Wound Care.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
040917 - ref SDS 11 LM3H                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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0412 - Progress                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
0413 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
041301 - Met with Lana and Tess.  Tess is being evaluated to replace Lana, who                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
041302 - has applied for transfer to VA Martinez Clinic Long Term Wound Care                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
041303 - facility.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
041305 -  ..
041306 - Wound Care agenda...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
041307 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
041308 -    1.  Lower left leg, similar to treating wound from hiking Half                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
041309 -        Dome, when Lana began providing care on 150928 0900.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
041310 -        ref SDS 4 NV5I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
041312 -         ..
041313 -        Major issue will be debridement, and pain management.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
041315 -  ..
041316 - Lana decided staples placed in ER at San Joaquin General Hospital to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
041317 - hold loose skin in place, hoping it would re-grow, and reported on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
041318 - 170905 2230, ref SDS 9 Y66O, appears today, not to be viable, i.e it                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
041319 - looks like dead skin.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
041321 -  ..
041322 - Tess removed the staples.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
041324 -  ..
041325 - Lana decided loose and dead-looking skin can remain in place, rather                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
041326 - than be removed to debride the wound.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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041328 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
041330 -  ..
041331 - Appreciated this decision, because debridement in ER of prior hematoma                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
041332 - wound on lower left leg caused by falling during Half Dome hike on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
041333 - 150916 0535, ref SDS 1 O87H, was very painful, reported on 150923                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
041334 - 1530. ref SDS 3 QD5K  Lana later did more debridement and that again                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
041335 - was very painful, reported on 151001 1200. ref SDS 5 WW4I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
041337 -  ..
041338 - Lana explained the dead skin will eventually just fall off as the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
041339 - tissue below heals and forms new skin.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
041341 -  ..
041342 - She found in her moveable Wound Care station a large Hydrofera Blue                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
041343 - Bacteriostatic dressing that completely covered the wound.  She                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
041344 - wrapped this with 4" wide gauze, and then with 4" Coban tape as for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
041345 - prior hematoma.  She put a netting cover over Coban tape.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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041348 -         ..
041349 -    2.  Left elbow                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
041351 -  ..
041352 - Lana commented the elbow wound is complicated with multiple sites.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
041353 - She used some kind of yellow cloth-like dressing, and folded it in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
041354 - half to double the thicnkess.  Wrapped this with gause, and then taped                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
041355 - everything to stay in place.  She dod not apply Coban tape.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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041357 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
041359 -  ..
041360 - Took a picture of Xeroform Occlusive Gauze Strip...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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041365 -         ..
041366 -    3.  Face including right ear                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
041368 -  ..
041369 - Lana examined these wounds.  She cleaned the area but applied no                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
041370 - medication nor dressing.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
041371 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
041373 -         ..
041374 -    4.  Head feels like many sores and back left side from top hurts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
041375 -        when turn head to right.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
041377 -  ..
041378 - There was no examination of head wounds.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
041380 -  ..
041381 - Lana proprosed patient change dressing on Monday, 170911.  Explained                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
041382 - cannot bend to do this work due to pain from car accident.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
041384 -  ..
041385 - Lana scheduled another meeting with Wound care on Monday at 0900, per                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
041386 - below. ref SDS 0 PQ8L                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
041387 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
041388 -            [On 170908 1425 received letter from Doctor Stewart and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
041389 -            call from Mike scheduling meeting with the doctor on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
041390 -            Tuesday, 170912, the day after schedule for Lana to change                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
041391 -            dressing.  Called Lana and asked about deferring meeting on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
041392 -            Monday, until after meeting with Doctor Stewart, in order                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
041393 -            to avoid doubling the work, since Doctor Stewart will need                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
041394 -            to see the wound, so dressing will have to be removed, and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
041395 -            then replaced.  Lana decided to keep meeting on Monday,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
041396 -            170911, because she wants to check for excessive wound                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
041397 -            drainage. ref SDS 13 SX6O                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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041801 - After the meeting, went to check out desk.  Scheduled meeting with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
041802 - Wound Care on 170911 0900, so this will be before meeting with Lauren                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
041803 - in Medical Practice Primary Care at 1000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
041804 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
041805 -            [On 170908 1425 received letter from Doctor Stewart and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
041806 -            call from Mike scheduling meeting with the doctor on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
041807 -            Tuesday, 170912, the day after schedule for Lana to change                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
041808 -            dressing.  Called Lana and asked about deferring meeting on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
041809 -            Monday, until after meeting with Doctor Stewart, in order                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
041810 -            to avoid doubling the work, since Doctor Stewart will need                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
041811 -            to see the wound, so dressing will have to be removed, and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
041812 -            then replaced.  Lana decided to keep meeting on Monday,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
041813 -            170911, because she wants to check for excessive wound                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
041814 -            drainage. ref SDS 13 SX6O                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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