Can you imagine a sports student who goes to the hospital for treatment of an osteoma in his left knee, only to have the doctor cut the wrong right knee? This is simply unbelievable medical malpractice!
Not long ago, a parent in Baise, Guangxi, angrily reported to reporters that his child was treated in a local tertiary hospital for a long bone tumor in his left knee
I never imagined that I would encounter a heinous mistake during the operation - the doctors actually mistakenly cut the lump in the left knee that should have been removed into the right knee!
The story of this bizarre incident is embarrassing. Based on information provided by parents
At the end of March, the child was admitted to the Department of Geriatric Orthopedics, Department of Joint Surgery, Baidong Campus, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, and after preoperative examination and diagnosis, it was confirmed that the affected area was the left knee.
The doctor then proceeded with the operation, but halfway through the operation, he suddenly realized that he had cut the wrong place! The doctor rushed out of the operating room to inform the parents of the outrageous mistake.
This is undoubtedly a heinous medical malpractice, which not only caused great physical and mental pain to parents and children, but also seriously damaged the credibility of the hospital.
After the incident, the relevant person in charge of the hospital involved took the initiative to admit the mistake and expressed his willingness to negotiate compensation with the parents.
However, how can this be compensated for by simple monetary compensation? The health of the child and the trust of the family are probably the most precious.
A careful analysis of this incident reveals serious problems in the hospital's internal management. The surgical record clearly shows that the affected area diagnosed before surgery was the left knee, but the right knee was removed during the operation
This cannot but be said to be a serious mistake in many links such as diagnosis, surgical operation, and recording. It's not just medical malpractice
It is more likely to be caused by the chaotic management of the hospital and the uneven level of medical care.
We have to be shocked, how can such a medical mistake be reassuring? As a holy place for saving lives and helping the wounded, hospitals should provide patients with the most professional and safest medical services.
However, in reality, there are frequent conflicts between doctors and patients, and there are continuous crises of trust, which also reveal many deep-seated problems that need to be solved urgently within the medical industry.
This incident has undoubtedly sounded the alarm bell of the mainland's medical industry again. As the guardian of public health, hospitals should always keep in mind the principle of "patient-centered" and strictly implement various diagnosis and treatment procedures
No safety hazards are eliminated. Only in this way can hospitals truly win the trust and respect of patients and provide satisfactory medical services to the public.