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Doctors in protest at knife attack
     2011-September-21  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

DOCTORS and nurses at Beijing Tongren Hospital stopped work for an hour during the busy morning hours Monday in protest at last week’s attack on a top surgeon by a disgruntled patient.

The strike came a day after the Ministry of Health issued a statement condemning violent crime against doctors. At least nine similar attacks, some fatal, across the country by patients and their families this year have prompted doctors to demand respect and call for severe punishment for attackers.

Dr. Xu Wen, 43, chief surgeon in the hospital’s ear, nose and throat (ENT) department, remains in intensive care after being stabbed 17 times Thursday, allegedly by former patient Wang Baoluo, 54, who authorities said fled the scene but was tracked down by police that day. Wang, a calligrapher, suffers from throat cancer and has been embroiled in a medical lawsuit with the hospital for three years.

Xu sustained severe wounds to her arms, forehead, neck, back and left leg. She also suffered a fractured skull. She underwent a nine-hour operation and was listed in stable condition, but she may never be able to operate again.

Witnesses said about 30 to 40 doctors and nurses in the ENT department gathered with a banner demanding that the attacker be brought to justice and another saying “give me back my dignity,” while chanting slogans during the strike.

Several witnesses said medical staff from other departments joined the strike, which eventually moved to the hospital entrance.

Medical services resumed an hour later and doctors extended their working hours.

There has been a list of doctors attacked this year. This month, a doctor in Beiijng’s Renmin Hospital, also a top hospital, suffered fractures and a dislocated neck after being beaten by a patient’s family. Last month, a doctor in Dongguan’s Chang’an Hospital was killed and another seriously injured when a patient, dissatisfied with his treatment, stabbed them.

Wang blamed Xu in his blog for an operation in 2006, which resulted in his treatment being delayed and the eventual removal of part of his throat. But Tongren Hospital released a statement of his treatment record saying the first surgical procedure was performed according to Wang’s requirements and that he was well aware of the risks. The hospital said Xu’s action was standard and that Wang failed to respect Xu’s prescriptions and delayed radiotherapy treatment for four months, even though he was told the cancer could spread.

Renmin Hospital president Wang Shan said the tragedy highlighted an urgent need to establish a third-party arbitrary system to resolve disputes.

(SD-Agencies)

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