Respondent was admitted to JMC on July 9, 2007, five days after an M-80 firecracker exploded in his hands, causing severe injuries. Doctors were forced to amputate his left hand and three fingers on his right hand on July 11, because of potentially fatal infection. The need to amputate was partially due to respondent's delay in seeking medical attention. Two days after the surgery, respondent left the hospital, against medical advice. He was later returned by the police....
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