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Snyder Vs. Turk Case Study

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Snyder v Turk, 627 N.E.2d 1053 (Ohio 1993 Case Brief Sanaa Gull 1. Facts: Defendant Dr. Turk was performing gall bladder surgery on a patient, he became frustrated because the surgery was not going as planned. The plaintiff Snyder, a nurse was helping Turk in the operating room, she made some mistakes which included handing the wrong size surgical instrument to Turk. The defendant became angry because Snyder was making the procedure more complicated. The defendant grabbed Snyder by the shoulder and moved her closer to the surgical opening on the patient. There were other medical students and colleagues in the operating room witnessing this. Snyder wanted to leave but there was no one to cover her, so she had to finish the surgery with the

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