Christal A. Smith, age 67, and a resident of New Braunfels went to be with the Lord on Friday evening, February 26, 2021, at Resolute Health Hospital in New Braunfels.
Hospital visits for slips, falls increased during last week’s winter storm, San Antonio doctors say
Doctors recommend seeing specialist for follow-up care after a fall
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SAN ANTONIO – Alejandro Estrada felt like a kid enjoying the snow early last week when he took his family out to play and slide down tubes on a slope. But that excitement quickly took a scary turn.
“I think I might have stepped on a rock or something because I slipped, fell back and broke my elbow and dislocated my elbow,” Estrada said.
He visited an urgent care clinic and followed up with Dr. Sean Shahrestani at TSAOG Orthopaedics this week. He’s now on the mend.
Emergency rooms at New Braunfels hospitals have been busy treating injuries brought on by this weekâs winter storms.
Resolute Health Hospital has seen about 15 to 25 injuries a day since Monday in its emergency department, including some that have resulted in broken bones.
Kelly Mills, nursing director in the emergency department at Resolute Health Hospital, said she urges the community to exercise extreme caution when walking outdoors.
âStay indoors and off the roads and sidewalks if possible because the ice and slippery conditions can be very dangerous,â Mills said. âThe elderly and those with osteoporosis are at higher risk for bone and hip fractures if they fall.â
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Wet snow falls on the far Northwest Side of San Antonio on Thursday. San Antonio hospitals have treated patients for an array of weather-related injuries this week.Jerry Lara /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Hundreds of San Antonians stand in line to enter the H-E-B at West Avenue and Blanco Road at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, after snow and freezing temperatures caused the closing the the store chain and most businesses.Billy CalzadaShow MoreShow Less
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CPS Energy crews were seen driving along Vance Jackson Road during another day of snow in San Antonio on Thursday, Feb 18, 2021. “This extreme weather event has caused unimaginable hardships,” SAWS President and CEO Robert R. Puente says of the arctic blast that left hundreds of thousands without power for hours at a time while also leading to burst pipes and other water supply pr
With new COVID-19 cases in Comal County reaching the century mark on Wednesday and with local hospital wards filling, county health officials say they are unsure when the next allocation of vaccines will arrive but are advocating with state officials about the need for more doses.
During a Facebook Live panel about the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, Cheryl Fraser, Comal County public health director, said county health officials have received 200 Moderna vaccines and are hopeful they will receive a similar allocation next week.
âThatâs not guaranteed, so I keep encouraging people to check our website,â Fraser said. âThe website will be updated as soon as more vaccine is available to the public.â