(The content of this article is based on the collation of data, and there are cited sources at the end of the article.) ）
On November 21, 2007, Li Liyun, a 22-year-old pregnant woman, accompanied by her husband Xiao Zhijun, went to the emergency department of Chaoyang Hospital in Beijing.
After an initial emergency examination, doctors quickly diagnosed her with severe pneumonia, which had led to heart failure. Li Liyun's condition is extremely critical: she is short of breath, her lips are purple, and her heart is very unstable.
In view of Li Liyun's condition, the doctor decided to transfer her to the obstetrics and gynaecology department and recommended that she be immediately undergoing a caesarean section.
Li Liyun was in danger, but Xiao Zhijun refused to sign to agree to the caesarean section, although the doctor repeatedly explained that Li Liyun's condition was very critical, Xiao Zhijun still insisted on refusing: "She just had a cold, and she will give birth by herself when she recovers." ”
The director of the hospital personally persuaded and even provided Xiao Zhijun with financial security, promising to pay 10,000 yuan to relieve his financial pressure, but Xiao Zhijun still insisted on his position and finally signed a written document refusing the operation.
At 7:25 p.m. that night, the doctor could only helplessly watch as Li Liyun and her unborn child lost their lives, resulting in one corpse and two lives.
1, Li Liyun wanted to commit suicide by jumping off the bridge, but was rescued by Xiao Zhijun
Li Liyun has been able to sing and dance since she was a child, and she is the pride of her family.
In 2002, she was admitted to Changsha Film Academy. Due to her poor family, Li Liyun was unable to continue on this road. Her family raised money for her future and sent her to learn film and television martial arts, but she dropped out of school for various reasons on several occasions.
In 2004, Li Liyun couldn't stand the pressure and chose to run away from home.
That year, Li Liyun was on a bridge preparing to end her life. At this time, Xiao Zhijun happened to pass by, saw Li Liyun on the bridge, and rushed forward without hesitation to pull her down.
After graduating from junior high school, Xiao Zhijun aimlessly rose and fell in society, and finally took his father's place and got a job in this factory.
Xiao Zhijun is a person with an eccentric personality, and in the eyes of his family and neighbors, he is a person who likes to brag and is unrealistic. He dropped out of school at a young age and has been wandering around society ever since, occasionally doing odd jobs to make a living.
He often boasted of being a future official, saying that he had a wide range of contacts and a deep knowledge reserve, and even considered himself to be as educated as a professor. In fact, his work attitude gradually became loose, often lying lazily on the workbench, with no interest in work.
In 2004, when the factory was facing restructuring, Xiao Zhijun received a compensation, Xiao Zhijun took Li Liyun to many cities, but Xiao Zhijun lacked skills and repeatedly hit a wall, and finally had to rely on odd jobs to make a living.
In 2006, Xiao Zhijun and Li Liyun came to Beijing, where they rented a modest house and struggled to survive on a meager income.
In April 2007, Li Liyun found out that she was pregnant. This news made the two feel both happy and worried, happy about the arrival of a new life, worried about financial constraints.
For the sake of her children's future, Li Liyun began to ask her family for help. She hid the truth from her parents, saying only that she was still in school and asked her family to send some monthly living expenses. Although Li Liyun's parents are not in good financial conditions, they still send money every month to support their daughter for the sake of her.
After becoming pregnant, Li Liyun's health became weaker and weaker, and her living conditions were poor, and she could often only rely on porridge and pickles.
Winter is coming, and Li Liyun's health is getting worse. Her cough was getting worse, and on November 21, Xiao Zhijun took her to a small clinic, where the doctor immediately recommended that she be sent to a major hospital for treatment.
Due to their financial difficulties, the owner of the clinic decided to drive them to the hospital himself, which led to the emergency scene at Chaoyang Hospital afterwards.
Li Liyun is in critical condition with severe pneumonia and must take immediate measures, and doctors believe that a caesarean section is the only way to save her and her baby. At this time, Li Liyun's condition was already very serious, with difficulty breathing, heart failure, and confusion.
The situation was critical and he refused to sign
Doctors and nurses are urgently preparing for the operation and are hoping to get the family's signature permission as soon as possible.
Xiao Zhijun showed hesitation, he did not understand why a cold could evolve to the point where a caesarean section was required. His refusal put the doctors in a difficult situation, because according to the regulations, the hospital could not perform a caesarean section without the signature of the family.
While the doctors tried to stabilize Li Liyun's vital signs, they kept persuading Xiao Zhijun to sign, however, he remained unmoved, claiming that it was a "common cold" and did not require surgery. After a while, he began to cry loudly, "Observe and observe".
The director of the hospital also personally persuaded the hospital to even open a green channel, so that it would not bear any pressure financially for the time being. Other patients and families at the hospital have joined the persuasion, and some have even offered to donate money to help pay for the surgery.
There was a reporter named Lu Weihong at the scene, who was so anxious that she grabbed Xiao Zhijun's hand and helped him press his handprint on the surgical consent form. But the doctor immediately pointed out that such a handprint is legally invalid and cannot be used as proof of consent.
Lu Weihong turned to the crowd of onlookers, and his voice was full of eagerness: "We can raise money together, I will pay 10,000 yuan first, as long as this gentleman agrees to sign, he can immediately save his wife." ”
Xiao Zhijun looked even more distrustful.
The doctors had no choice but to contact Li's parents, but they were unable to arrive at the scene to sign in a short time due to the distance. Hospitals have even considered emergency treatment, but due to legal restrictions, any surgery without the signature of family members may lead to legal disputes and medical liability issues.
Xiao Zhijun, who was cornered, picked up a pen and signed his name on the statement of refusal of surgery, postscripting "insist on drug treatment, insist on not doing laparotomy, and bear the consequences."
3, one corpse and two lives, Xiao Zhijun is deeply involved in public opinion
Li Liyun's condition deteriorated dramatically, and at 7:25 p.m., she and the baby in her womb both lost their lives.
As the reporter who reported it for the first time, Lu Weihong not only described the incident in detail, but also focused on Xiao Zhijun's refusal to apply for a visa.
Xiao Zhijun became the target of public criticism, and Xiao Zhijun said that the hospital took the opportunity to extort money from him in order to profit from them.
Xiao Zhijun always thought that his wife just had a cold, but the doctors took off his wife's clothes, and he also thought that it was unnecessary, because the doctors deliberately let his wife get frostbite to aggravate his condition.
In fact, the doctor was just doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Li Liyun.
The public was outraged and incomprehensible about his actions, and many believed that he, as a husband and father, was responsible for his wife and unborn child.
Media reports were rife with criticism of Xiao Zhijun, accusing him of insisting on his own views without regard for the lives of his family, which ultimately led to the tragedy.
At the same time, the media has also questioned the hospital's response in an emergency and whether the hospital should take more proactive measures to save lives in the event of a family refusal.
Li Liyun's parents, who had arrived in Beijing from Hunan, were devastated when they learned in the hospital that their daughter and unborn grandson had died.
Li Liyun's parents were extremely angry at Xiao Zhijun's actions, believing that their daughter's death was directly related to Xiao's visa refusal and sued the hospital.
The hospital emphasises that all medical decisions are made based on the patient's actual condition and the existing legal framework. The hospital explained that according to the Regulations on the Administration of Medical Institutions, medical institutions must obtain the consent of patients or their families before performing surgeries, except in special circumstances.
In the case of Xiao Zhijun's clear refusal to sign, the hospital was unable to perform the operation.
Li's parents believe that hospitals should have more responsibilities and obligations to act in such emergencies, especially in cases where lives are in danger, and they believe that hospitals should prioritize the safety of patients.
In the end, the results of the forensic examination showed that there was no direct causal relationship between Li Liyun's death and the hospital's treatment decision, and the court held that the hospital was not at fault in handling the incident, because they had tried their best to persuade the family and tried to take treatment measures.
The court ultimately dismissed the lawsuit filed by Li Liyun's parents. Despite this, the hospital finally provided 100,000 yuan in financial compensation to the family.
Resources:
1. 15 years ago, it caused a sensation in the whole country! Because the husband refused to sign for the caesarean section, the doctor watched the pregnant woman die People's Information 2022.02.24
2. The husband's refusal to sign the operation caused the death of the pregnant woman continued: the Bureau of Justice said that the appraisal was overdue, the Beijing News, December 12, 2009