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Blood Clots Killed Woman in Waiting Room

Camera caught fallen patient left ignored on NYC hospital floor

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 12, 2008 10:02 AM CDT

(Newser) – The death of a woman on the floor of a Brooklyn hospital was caused by blood clots from extended inactivity, CNN reports. Chronic deep vein thrombosis formed clots in her legs that eventually reached her lungs. The case has drawn international attention after security-camera footage...   Read full story »

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