The Doctor is Benevolent!
Can a doctor be a good doctor without medical ethics?
Guide
On December 19, 2023, a blogger broke the news that 82-year-old patient Qin Moumou was on the operating table of Guangxi Guigang Aier Eye Hospital and was hit on the head by doctor Feng Moumou with a fist because he made a sound due to pain. After the operation, the patient lost sight in his left eye, and the patient's family asked the hospital for the truth, but Feng Moumou told the patient's family that he had not beaten the patient.
Event details
According to the blogger's post, the 82-year-old patient Qin Moumou made a sound due to pain during the operation, but the doctor Feng Moumou did not take any measures to appease the patient to relieve the pain, but slammed the patient's head with his fist.
After surgery, the patient lost sight in his left eye. The blogger also published the case number and accused Feng of lying to the patient's family and denying that he had beaten the patient.
At the same time, the blogger questioned whether Feng Moumou was suitable for promotion to a senior title, and questioned whether he had medical ethics.
The blogger also posted a surveillance video of the surgeon, which shows the doctor performing the operation, during which he suddenly clenched his fist and slammed the patient's head, after which a medical worker stepped forward and held the patient's body while the doctor proceeded with the operation.
Guigang Aier Eye Hospital
Guigang Aier Eye Hospital, located at No. 4-12, Longgang New Village, Hecheng Road, Guigang City, is a second-level ophthalmology hospital approved by the Guigang Municipal Health Commission, with ophthalmology, anesthesiology, medical laboratory and other subjects.
The hospital responded
In the early morning of December 21, 2023, the WeChat public account of Guigang Aier Ophthalmology issued the "Statement on the Online Information of "Doctor Boxing Patient's Head on the Operating Table": This incident occurred on December 12, 2019. Patient Qin, diagnosed with cataract in the left eye, dislocation of the lens in the left eye, preoperative vision: light perception. The patient was diagnosed and underwent left eye lens extraction (abnormal lens) + anterior segment vitrectomy. During the operation, due to local anesthesia, the patient has surgical intolerance, reaches up and tries to touch the eye, near the eye is the surgical sterile area, once touched it may cause infection, and the operation is in progress, the doctor in order to avoid danger, in an emergency, quickly hammer the patient with his hand to remind the patient, there is no motive and behavior to harm the patient. After the operation, the patient had a misunderstanding, but after the doctor explained to the patient and the family, the misunderstanding was eliminated and an understanding was reached.
Netizens reflected
However, this statement has not been recognized by all netizens, many netizens believe that doctors, as a profession that saves lives and helps the wounded, should have noble medical ethics and professionalism, rather than treating patients with violence, and have called for severe punishment of Feng Mouqiang, bluntly saying that he has no medical ethics and no humanity.
Some netizens said that when he was undergoing myopia surgery, the chief surgeon hit him directly on the head, and scolded him while beating, which scared him non-stop.
Some netizens said that she cried when she gave birth in the hospital, and the doctor slapped her twice.
Some netizens said that she went for root canal treatment two days ago, and because she shouted pain, the doctor beat her mouth with his fist.
Some netizens said that his mother stayed in the intensive care unit for 20 days, and when she was conscious, she told him that a nurse beat her, and he confronted the hospital, but they still didn't admit it.
Legal ramification
In China, doctors must abide by professional ethics and legal provisions in the performance of their duties, and must not inflict personal harm on patients. Dr. Feng Guiqiang's act of slamming Ms. Qin's head with his fist clearly violated medical ethics and the law, and constituted an infringement of Ms. Qin's personal rights.
The law should take a serious action against Dr. Feng's conduct. If his conduct constitutes a crime, he shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law; At the same time, his medical license may also be revoked or revoked.
In addition, according to article 234 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, whoever intentionally injures the body of another person shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, short-term detention or controlled release. Whoever commits the crime described in the preceding paragraph and causes serious injury shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years;
epilogue
At present, the National Health Commission has intervened in the investigation, and the hospital is also actively cooperating with the investigation and has made a public response to the incident. We hope that the relevant departments will find out the truth as soon as possible and give the public a fair and fair explanation.
At the same time, we also hope that all medical workers will always adhere to professional ethics, respect life, and treat every patient with kindness.