The News Lens
Date: 2016/07/14
By: Chang Shin-wei
The current legal system only allows complaints against medical personnel. Some say there
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should also be a channel for complaints against patients.
On July 13, a 25-year-old man went to the emergency room at Kuan Tien Hospital General Hospital in Taichung to receive treatment for a 3-cm-long cut on his hand. Accusing the nurse of treating him with bad attitude, the man’s mother shouted and, along with four other family members, beat the nurse. Three other nurses who attempted to stop the fight were also injured.
In an interview with the Apple Daily, the family says the bad attitude of the nurse “provoked them to commit the crime.” In addition, they say the nurse did not have a good attitude and thus was not abiding the moral principles as a medical staff.
The abused nurse posted a photo of his wound from the incident and thousands of netizens are now calling for the abuse of medical personnel to stop. The Ministry of Health and Welfare has also vowed to bring the culprits to justice. [FULL STORY]
