Request to suspend the work of the head of the medical station where a patient died while being treated at home
(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An Department of Health has issued Official Dispatch No. 1826 requesting Yen Thanh District Medical Center to temporarily suspend the position and work of Doctor Ha Thi Luong, Head of Tien Thanh Commune Medical Station, Yen Thanh District.
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| Official dispatch requesting temporary suspension of the head of Tien Hanh commune health station from Nghe An Department of Health. Photo: Thanh Son |
According to the official dispatch: Nghe An Department of Health requested Yen Thanh District General Hospital to preside over and coordinate with the Medical Center and the District Health Department to establish a Professional Council to evaluate the diagnosis, treatment, handling and determine the cause of death for patient Tran Dinh Dac, 62 years old, in Yen Thinh hamlet, Ma Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district. Previously, this patient had been treated at the private home of Dr. Ha Thi Luong, Head of Tien Thanh commune health station, Yen Thanh district on July 22, 2017.
The Department of Health requested the Yen Thanh District Medical Center to issue a decision to temporarily suspend the position of Station Head and medical examination and treatment of Dr. Ha Thi Luong; at the same time, arrange additional doctors for the Tien Thanh Commune Medical Station to ensure professional activities during this time; verify and clarify the practice of Dr. Ha Thi Luong outside of office hours at her private home (regularly or only treating when patients come for help) and the conditions for practice according to the provisions of law.
Based on the conclusion of the Professional Council and the verification results for Dr. Ha Thi Luong, the Director of the Medical Center established a Disciplinary Council to handle the level of violation according to the provisions of law. The results will be reported to the Department of Health before August 5, 2017.
On July 25, 2017, Dr. Dau Huy Hoan - Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Health said that he had received the initial report from Yen Thanh District Medical Center about the death case in Ma Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District. The leaders of the Department of Health directed and suspended the position of head of Tien Thanh Commune Medical Station - Ms. Ha Thi Luong.
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| Incident report of Yen Thanh District Medical Center. Photo: Thanh Son |
Information from Yen Thanh District Medical Center: On July 22, 2017, Mr. Tran Dinh Dac came to Dr. Luong's house with symptoms of fatigue and dizziness and asked Dr. Luong to give him a heart injection and brain tonic (patient Dac had previously fallen and torn his skin, causing back pain).
After measuring the blood pressure at 85/50mmHg, Dr. Luong injected 1 tube of Piracetam 1g and 1 tube of Niketamide 250mg. After the injection, the patient sweated a little and was given milk by the doctor. After that, the patient had signs of mild convulsions, so Dr. Luong injected 1 tube of Adrenalin and 1 tube of Solumedron 40mg.
After the injection, the patient was checked again and found that his heart was beating regularly, his eyes were open, he was breathing normally, his blood pressure was 85/50mm Hg, but after about 5-7 minutes, his blood pressure was 60/50mmHg, his breathing was weaker, so an ambulance was called; at the same time, he was injected with 1 tube of Adrenaline and 1 tube of Solumedron, given oxygen and an IV of Ringer Lactate 40 drops/minute and transferred to the emergency room. 30 minutes later, the patient's breathing gradually weakened and he did not survive.
Director of Yen Thanh District Medical Center Nguyen Dinh Luu said: Immediately after the incident, doctor Ha Thi Luong reported to the local authorities, invited the district police and the health department to work./.
Thanh Son
