GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA—
WellSpan Adams Health Center
Contact with other person while providing medical or custodial care · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
Final narrative
An employee was assisting a patient while walking. The patient began to fall and the employee attempted to stop the patient's fall. The employee fell and sustained a left knee injury.
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