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Saturday, February 10, 2007

Back in the News: Hospital van dumps paraplegic

Sadly, back in the news, another "hospital dumping" in L.A., throwing a human being onto Skid Row as a hospital release. But in this case, it was a paraplegic - without a wheelchair.

A detective described what onlookers saw:

""He was sliding along on his bottom using his hands," Long said. "He had a hospital property bag in his mouth, in his teeth, and he was trailing a colostomy bag, which was malfunctioning."

He had no wheelchair or any other mobility device - a case of neglect, abuse and shameful disregard of a human being's dignity.

Via Mercurynews.com

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