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ZENKINA v. SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE

No. 36510-0-I.

922 P.2d 171 (1996)

83 Wash.App. 556

Svetlana ZENKINA, a single woman, Appellant, v. SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE IN WASHINGTON, INC., a Washington Corporation, d/b/a Providence Hospital; Emergency Room Physicians, Inc., P.S., a Washington Corporation; and Randal Bensen, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 9, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregg L. Tinker and Longfelder Tinker Kidman, Inc., P.S.; and Keith T. McClelland, Seattle, for Svetlana Zenkina.

Timothy David Blue, Mary H. Spillane, Williams Kastner & Gibbs, Seattle, for Sisters of Providence in Washington, Inc.

John Coleman Graffe, Tacoma, D. Jeffrey Burnham, New York City, for Emergency Room Physicians, Inc. and Randal Bensen.

KENNEDY, Acting Chief Judge.

Svetlana Zenkina appeals the summary judgment dismissing her negligence claim against Sisters of Providence and others for injuries sustained when she fainted in the emergency room while observing her nephew receiving stitches. We conclude that under the facts here presented, the medical care providers had no duty to prevent Zenkina from fainting or to warn her that she might faint while watching the medical procedure. Accordingly, we...

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