Ten years of online incident reporting and learning using CPiRLS: implications for improved patient safety

Table 3 Incidents involving a suspected rib fracture

Patients gender	Patients age	Consideration of patients bone mineral density (BMD)	Treatment technique	Onset following treatment
Female	55–64	No indications of osteoporosis identified	Lumbar manipulation - side posture	Immediate
Female	45–54	Patient stated “borderline osteoporosis”	Thoracic manipulation - prone	Immediate
Female	75 +	Undisclosed	Thoracic manipulation - prone	Within 1 h
Male	75 +	Undisclosed	Thoracic manipulation - prone	Immediate
Male	65–74	Undisclosed	Thoracic manipulation	Undisclosed
Male	55–64	Undisclosed	Thoracic manipulation - supine	Immediate
Female	65–74	Undisclosed	Thoracic manipulation	Immediate
Female	45–54	Patient stated she did not have osteoporosis	Thoracic manipulation - prone	Immediate
Female	55–64	Undisclosed	Thoracic manipulation - prone	Immediate
Female	45–54	Undisclosed	Thoracic manipulation - prone	Immediate
Female	55–64	Patient on long term steroid mediation	Thoracic manipulation - with drop	Within 24 h
Female	45–54	Osteopenia confirmed (following referral)	Thoracic manipulation - prone	Immediate
Female	55–64	Undisclosed	Sacral drop - prone	Undisclosed
Female	55–64	Undisclosed	Lumbar manipulation - side posture	Undisclosed

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