'Roll call' of 7 cases of violence against doctors and nurses causing casualties

(Baonghean.vn) - Before the assault on the doctor at Nghe An 115 Hospital, there were a series of assaults, beatings, and insults against doctors and medical staff across the country.

1. Assault on a doctor at Thach That General Hospital (Hanoi)

Doctor Duong was assaulted by a patient's family member, causing him to faint and require seven stitches. Photo: Anninhthudo.

The person who was assaulted was Dr. Le Quang Duong, Deputy Head of the Emergency Department of Thach That General Hospital. At around 12:30 on April 16, 2017, while reviewing the medical records and explaining to the patient's family when the family wanted to transfer the patient to a higher level, Dr. Duong was suddenly assaulted by the patient's father right in the Administration Office of the Pediatrics Department of the hospital. The incident left Dr. Duong unconscious, bleeding profusely and requiring 7 stitches on his head.

2. Assault on a doctor at Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi)

Doctor assaulted at Bach Mai Hospital. Photo: Bach Mai Hospital.

At around 3am on July 25, 2014, a female patient was admitted to Department A9, Bach Mai Hospital for emergency treatment in a state of agitation and emotional instability. The patient also had abdominal pain of unknown cause.

As soon as the patient was admitted to the hospital, the doctors prescribed painkillers and continued monitoring. Afterwards, the patient continued to have abdominal pain, so they prescribed temporary sleeping pills for monitoring.

However, dissatisfied with the doctor's treatment, the patient's husband cursed and beat the doctors and nurses while they were working. Among those attacked was a pregnant nurse who was close to giving birth.

3. Doctor stabbed to death at hospital

Doctor Hoan is in the emergency room at the hospital.

In the early morning of August 16, 2011, the surgery department of Vu Thu District General Hospital (Thai Binh) received patient Nguyen Van Hung, 20 years old, from Hoa Binh commune, Vu Thu district, in a state of no pulse, unmeasurable blood pressure, gasping for breath, cold hands and feet... Also accompanying the patient were his mother and younger brother, Nguyen Van Dung, 19 years old.

When this patient was admitted to the hospital, his family members vandalized the hospital and threatened the doctors who were performing emergency treatment. After receiving emergency treatment, the patient did not survive.

While the doctors were explaining to the family, the patient's younger brother came in and pulled out a knife and stabbed Dr. Pham Duc Giau in the stomach, killing him. He also seriously injured Dr. Hoan, who also worked at the emergency department of Vu Thu Hospital.

4. Go to the hospital, assault, force the doctor to kneel down and apologize

Vietnam Sports Hospital, where a doctor was attacked by a group of strangers and forced to kneel down and apologize.

On the afternoon of June 17, 2017, Dr. Ph.Đ.V., working at the Traditional Medicine Department of the Vietnam Sports Hospital, was assaulted by some strangers at the hospital gate. Afterwards, these people continued to take this doctor into the hospital and forced him to kneel down and apologize. The incident happened so quickly that the security forces could not react in time.

After 2 days of being assaulted, Dr. Ph.Đ.V's health has gradually recovered. However, according to the diagnosis, Dr. V. suffered spinal cord damage, and the cervical discs were also damaged, so he must remain immobile and have immobilization devices so that doctors can continue to treat and monitor him.

The cause of the incident may have been because the patient's family was upset about the diagnosis of the 5-year-old child's elbow injury by Dr. V., so they stormed into the hospital, assaulted him, and forced him to kneel down and apologize right there.

5. Teacher broke into medical station and seriously injured doctor

Phuc Dong Commune Police, Huong Khe District, Ha Tinh Province took Dr. Quoc's statement that same night.

At around 8:00 p.m. on July 2, Dr. Dinh Van Quoc (40 years old) was examining and treating patients Phan Thi Hoai, Vo Van Nghia (all residing in Hamlet 7, Phuc Dong Commune) and Dang Thi Hoa (residing in Hamlet 4, Huong Thuy Commune) at the Phuc Dong Commune Health Station (Huong Khe District, Ha Tinh) when suddenly, Mr. Dieu stormed into the health station and caused trouble.

This person smashed the glass of a medicine cabinet on the upper left, a computer on the desk fell to the floor and was severely damaged, and snatched the medicine necklaces of 3 patients being treated there. Teacher Dieu also beat Doctor Quoc, injuring him in the face, left arm, and left leg. After causing trouble, the male teacher fled the scene.

6. Doctor was saving a patient but still got punched and his cheekbone was broken.

The hospital where the incident occurred.

At 10:20 p.m. on September 20, 2014, a 4-year-old girl came to visit her mother who was pregnant at the hospital. There, the girl fell and suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital's emergency room for treatment.

At that time, Dr. Pham Thanh Tung (born 1986) was performing emergency treatment on a girl with a swollen forehead when suddenly a thug rushed into the emergency room and attacked. This person punched Dr. Tung repeatedly in the face, shocking many doctors on duty and the patients' families.

The incident only stopped when colleagues and the patient's family intervened. Afterwards, Dr. Tung was rushed to the hospital by his colleagues for first aid. There, Dr. Tung was diagnosed with a fracture of the left zygomatic arch and underwent surgery.

7. While lying on the emergency stretcher, he got up... and hit the doctor.

The patient was being carried away on a stretcher by the doctors and suddenly the patient jumped off the stretcher and ran away as if he was not sick. Photo taken from the clip.

At around 9:30 p.m. on October 7, 2015, at the Emergency Department of Viet-Tiep Hospital in Hai Phong, a 115 ambulance brought patient Do Van Binh (31 years old, residing in An Dong commune, An Duong) to the emergency room. When getting off the ambulance, Binh was taken in for examination by a doctor.

After that, the doctor ordered patient Binh to go for tests and X-rays to be treated because of suspected kidney stones. At 9:41 p.m., Mr. Do Van Bach (Binh's father) paid the money, pointed at Dr. Tuan's face and shouted, and was admonished. Seeing someone yelling at his father, Binh jumped down from the stretcher and attacked the doctor on duty.

Peace

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