In a bizarre fit of rage, one of the assailants
bit a resident doctor on duty, while others were attempting to attack them
with rods
New Delhi:
While the Medical organisations are preparing a white paper on violence
against doctors and creating awareness across all stakeholders on the issue
across the capital, reports of instances of doctors being beaten up at
government facilities keep pouring in on almost a daily basis.
The new
instance of violence has been reported from Lady Harding Medical College/
Kalawati Hospital, where a mob of around 20-30 people attacked three resident
doctors on duty and destroyed hospital property. The mob attack came after a
three year old child was brought to the hospital in critical condition with
?encephalitis . The patient was in critical condition when admitted to
the hospital, and the doctors on duty duly explained the situation to the
family. Unfortunately, despite all efforts, the patient did not survive.
Soon after the
death of the patient, a mob of 20-30 people came to the hospital premises,
armed with rods and attacked the doctors on duty. Seeing the mob, the security
guards ran away, and fearing for their lives the three resident doctors on duty
ran and locked themselves in the Doctors Duty Room. However, the mod broke the
door of the duty room and bashed the doctors. In a bizzare fit of rage,
one of the assailants bit a resident doctor on duty, while others were
attempting to attack them with rods.
” It is clear
that the mob was vindictive and attacked the doctors with an intent to kill.
Despite repeated assurances of the government, neither the CCTV cameras were
working, nor was there sufficient security for doctors, ” informed Dr Ravinder
Chauhan, General Secretary FORDA and resident doctor at the institution.
The RDA engaged
in a meeting with the Medical Superintendent, the guards, as well as the police
for filing an FIR on the incident .Meanwhile around 1,200 resident doctors
associated with the Medical College and the associated hospital went on a flash
strike to protest doctors getting beaten by the relatives of a patient. It is
reported that none of the services including emergency have been operational
since then.
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