Opinion ID: 785775
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Heading: Davis's Treatment at Hartford Hospital

Text: 5 At 1:29 a.m. on the morning of December 24, 1997, after taking Davis to the police station house, the police brought him to the Emergency Department at Hartford Hospital (the Hospital). The nurse on duty testified that Davis refused to give his name, was spitting, agitated and calling for Allah. Davis appeared to be intoxicated. After being placed in four-point restraints and sedated, Davis received a series of tests including routine lab work, a complete blood count, a urine drug screen, a CT scan, an abdominal x-ray and an electrocardiogram. Davis tested positive for marijuana and had an elevated blood alcohol level. The only injuries noted by the examining doctor were abrasion and soft tissue swelling on the right forehead. Davis did not mention, nor did anyone discover, the bullet wound in Davis's leg. At 5:20 a.m., Davis was discharged into the custody of the Hartford police. Davis was apparently able to ambulate with some difficulty, [and] was arousable in answering questions. 6 At 4:40 p.m. on December 25, 1997, Davis was brought back to the Emergency Department with complaints of rib pain, cervical spine pain and left-hand numbness. Again, Davis did not mention, nor did any of the hospital staff discover, that he had been shot in the leg. Davis was discharged at about 10:15 p.m. with a diagnosis of bruised ribs. Almost two years later, in an out-patient elective procedure, the bullet and the capsule of tissue surrounding it were surgically removed from Davis's leg to be used as evidence in the criminal trial against him. 2