Cancer patient left in CT scanner as staff goes home for night

Published: September 29, 2007, 6:17 am

A cancer patient says she was left alone in a CT scanner for hours after a technician apparently forget about her, and she finally crawled out of the device, only to find herself locked in the closed clinic.Elvira Tellez of Tucson said she called her son in a panic, and he told her to call 911.Pima County deputies arriving at the oncology office had her unlock the office door to let them in, said Deputy Dawn Hanke, a spokeswoman for the Sheriff's Department. Deputies contacted the office manager, who was not aware of the situation.Tellez was taken to a hospital as a precaution and released early the next day.Tellez said she's had trouble sleeping since last week's incident. She and her family said they want an explanation from the medical office, Arizona Oncology Associates, but have yet to receive one. She said the technician did call to apologize the next day."I don't know what to think," Tellez said in Spanish. "I think and think and think, but I can't understand it."Ted Eazer, the

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