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California Man Claims Firefighters Refused to Transport Him Because He Was “too young to be having a stroke”

A California man has filed suit against the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals claiming fire department personnel refused to transport him to the hospital while he was suffering a stroke because they believed he was "too young to be having a stroke."

California Man Claims Firefighters Refused to Transport Him Because He Was “too young to be having a stroke”

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A California man has filed suit against the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals claiming fire department personnel refused to transport him to the hospital while he was...

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A California man has filed suit against the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals claiming fire department personnel refused to transport him to the hospital while he was suffering a stroke because they believed he was "too young to be having a stroke."

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A California man has filed suit against the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals claiming fire department personnel refused to transport him to the hospital while he was suffering a stroke because they believed he was "too young to be having a stroke."

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