Taiwanese man took his daughter with high fever to the emergency room during the epidemic, dissatisfied with waiting too long and threatening doctors and nurses loudly

Source: Overseas Net

A man surnamed Chen loses control of his emotions and threatens medical staff (Figure: Taiwan TVBS News Network)

Overseas Net, May 23, Taiwan’s mainland’s new crown epidemic is severe, and medical resources are overwhelmed. According to Taiwan's TVBS news network 23, a medical violence incident occurred on the 22nd at Gengxin Hospital in Xindian, New Taipei City, Taiwan. A man surnamed Chen in Taiwan waited too long in the emergency department of because his 3-year-old daughter had a high fever. He lost control of his emotions and threatened and yelled at the medical staff. The incident aroused concern on the island.

At about 2 am on the 22nd, a 42-year-old man surnamed Chen went to Xindian Gengshen Hospital for emergency treatment because his 3-year-old daughter persisted in high fever and vomited. Chen Nan couldn't wait for a long time, and saw his daughter vomit again. He lost control of his emotions and yelled at the nurse, swearing, and said in a loud voice that he would call someone to find trouble.

When the nurse who was abused recalled the incident, she was shocked by the father's scolding and her hands were shaking. Although the girl's mother kept calming the man's emotions, he continued to intensify and made insulting remarks. It was not until the police arrived that he calmly said, "It's just that the child is sick and nervous. There is no dispute." : Taiwan TVBS News Network)

The nurse said helplessly in tears: "We are on the front line. Even though we try our best to do our part, we will still be scolded. After scolding them, they don't even say sorry. These bad emotions make us hurt alone."

reported that the nurse was reluctant to sue because he was considerate of the family members' feelings. Lin Hengyi, president of Gengxin Hospital, came forward to condemn medical violence, saying that he respected the decision of nurses not to file a complaint, but the hospital could not tolerate the verbal medical violence that intimidated medical staff and administrative colleagues, and called on the public to pay attention to emergency medical examinations when emergency resources are tight. Injury classification system and medical professional decision-making.

The epidemic situation in Taiwan has worsened, and the outside world has questioned whether the island's medical resources can survive. Chen Shizhong, the person in charge of Taiwan's epidemic prevention, said that "there is absolutely no medical collapse." However, the Taiwan Epidemic Command Center recently requested to relax the ratio of nurses to patients in special wards (the ratio of medical staff to the number of patients they take care of), from the original upper limit of 1:5 to 1:9 for medical centers, 1:12 for regional hospitals, and 1:12 for regional hospitals. 1:15. This move has doubled the pressure on the island's medical staff who are already at a loss, causing dissatisfaction among grassroots medical staff. (Overseas Network Li Meng)

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