Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital Cited After Patient Dies Under Restraint
The patient became combative and was held down by two security guards while a physician and a nurse applied the restraints.
The patient became combative and was held down by two security guards while a physician and a nurse applied the restraints.
The man’s sisters are suing several parties after he wandered away from an appointment and was found dead three months later.
The escapee had been acquitted of a 1979 murder by reason of insanity and was diagnosed with sexual sadism and necrophilia.
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The patient was detained shortly after the theft without incident.
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A charge nurse and transportation employee from Temple University Hospital doused a fire in a patient’s room.
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