BANGOR, MAINE—
Northern Light Health
Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing medical or custodial care · Fractures
Final narrative
A nurse was interacting with a patient in the diagnostic evaluation area of the emergency department when the patient pushed the nurse to the floor. The nurse sustained a hip fracture that required surgery.
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