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Sarita Kellman, 70, underwent treatment for a fractured left ankle. After the ankle was repaired at Bellevue Hospital Center<\/a>, a nurse offered her the use of crutches. However, she requested an escort, telling the nurse that she was feeling lightheaded and that she could not use the crutches safely. The nurse refused Kellman\u2019s request for an escort as she was being discharged from the hospital. <\/p>\n

Kellman took a taxi home. While getting out of the cab, she fell, fracturing her right wrist and left ankle. This was the same ankle that had been fractured earlier. Kellman was taken back to the hospital where she underwent wrist surgery followed by a second ankle surgery and rehabilitation. <\/p>\n

Kellman now suffers pain in her right wrist and restricted range of motion. She sued the hospital\u2019s operator, alleging that the nurse was negligent in choosing not to provide her with an escort along with crutches.
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