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Ms. Doe, age 47, suffered from multiple sclerosis<\/a> and used a walker. After she visited an urgent care clinic, she became tired and tried to sit down on her walker. The walker flipped over and Ms. Doe hit her head on the pavement. <\/p>\n

A physician\u2019s assistant at the clinic treated the injury and stitched Ms. Doe\u2019s wound before discharging her with only verbal instructions. <\/p>\n

Ms. Doe lapsed into a coma approximately five hours later. She was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital where testing revealed a skull fracture and intracranial hemorrhage with midline shift.
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