came out, the whole network was in an uproar. The Zhejiang Medical Doctors Association and the National Health Commission have successively spoken out, strongly condemning the violence against doctors, and called for strong measures to be taken to protect the lives of medical personnel. In the Internet public opinion field, while netizens were distressed and condemned, the topic of whether medical institutions should conduct universal security inspections has once again become the focus of discussion.
What we must first make clear is that this vicious incident that occurred in Wenzhou is essentially a criminal case. As the details of the case have not yet been made public, "doctor-patient disputes" cannot be used rashly to cover the basic attributes of the incident. Although similar incidents have still occurred in China in recent years, they are ultimately extreme cases with low probability and sporadic events and should not be interpreted in a broad way. The tragedy that happened to Dr. Li Sheng is certainly outrageous, but it does not lead to the conclusion that the doctor-patient relationship is fully antagonistic or even tense.
In view of this, we cannot easily make a positive judgment on whether medical institutions should implement security inspections on the grounds of "protecting the personal safety of medical workers."
Angels in white are responsible for treating illnesses and saving lives. Of course, their professional dignity and authority should be protected, not to mention the most basic personal safety. From this point of view, security inspection can indeed be regarded as the "first line of defense" to protect medical workers. However, as a special public place, the mandatory and extensive introduction of security inspection equipment and security inspection procedures in medical institutions may cause many practical problems at other levels.
It is conceivable that whether it is passing through the security inspection machine with personal belongings or conducting body searches on admissions one by one, it will increase the waiting time for patients to seek medical treatment and only increase the inconvenience for the public. Especially for large general hospitals with huge daily medical business, the implementation of comprehensive security inspections will further increase management costs and management difficulties, which may not be conducive to maintaining normal medical order.
In addition, it is also debatable how effective such security inspection measures can be in preventing the occurrence of extremely violent incidents involving medical injuries. The daily diagnosis and treatment of medical staff requires face-to-face contact with patients and their families. In addition, there are many types of medical equipment and equipment in the hospital. Even if gangsters cannot bring dangerous items into the hospital, it is still impossible to completely prevent these dangerous elements from "collecting materials on the spot" or using only their fists and kicks. , harming medical workers.
More importantly, the relationship between medical workers who treat illnesses and save lives and patients who are experiencing pain cannot be simply reduced to the service provider and the object of service. Mutual trust and mutual respect are the core goals of building a harmonious doctor-patient relationship. Large-scale, indiscriminate, and comprehensive admission security checks will inevitably be interpreted as some kind of vigilance and caution by medical institutions towards patients, which seems to imply that all people who come to seek medical advice are potentially aggressive. Once such a perception is formed, it will only deepen the gap and misunderstanding between the general public and medical workers.
Of course, no security check or limited security check does not mean that the hospital is completely "defenseless". Like all other public places, medical institutions should also be equipped with sufficient civil and technical defense forces, and at the same time, emphasis should be placed on the refinement of security work and adapting measures to local conditions. It is undoubtedly extremely important to ensure the order of medical institutions and the safety of medical personnel, but the particularity of medical institutions determines that security work should not be carried out at the expense of the medical environment and medical experience of the masses.
At the same time, legal and institutional protection should become the last and strongest shield for medical workers. We must always maintain a severe and high-pressure crackdown on medical-related illegal and criminal activities. Law enforcement departments should also further strengthen their linkage with medical institutions, intervene in advance to deal with potential medical safety hazards, and carry out preventive measures.
To prevent the recurrence of violent injuries to doctors, it is necessary to treat the symptoms while also treating the root cause. Only when the whole society develops respect and mutual understanding for medical workers and builds a harmonious and healthy doctor-patient relationship can the most powerful "security inspection machine" be achieved.
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