Dr. Craig Bates was working in the MetroHealth emergency room on a Sunday morning three years ago when a patient arrived after a motor vehicle crash.
He and his team started checking on her injuries and the status of her health. The patient was worked up, Bates said, and lashed out, ultimately kicking him. He fell back and put his hand behind his head to protect it. His left wrist snapped backwards.
“I was like, ‘My hand is numb. My left hand is numb. What am I going to do?’” Bates said. “You know, I was freaking out.”…