Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Attack on doctors, Can it be justified anywhere?

A couple of days back, a mob of around 50 people entered the father muller's hospital premises and attacked the staff on duty in the female ward. This, according to them was in retaliation to the passing away of a girl admitted with complaints of kerosene poisoning. Her death was very sad and occurred despite the best efforts of the doctors concerned. In the ensuing melee, a couple of doctors got hit badly, a lady intern got hit on her face, which lead to her bleeding from her nose, a pregnant nurse got hit so badly that she had to be admitted with complaints of vomiting. This is besides the deep emotional scars one develops when faced by mob fury. We all believe the mob comprised of elements who were bent upon attacking the hospital for political reasons known to many. Is it justified at all. In all our hearts the public does know that no doctor ever wants his patient to die. That is sacrosanct to all of us, and its the most evil of minds who could ever think otherwise. Then why so many attacks on doctors everywhere? Is it the lack of money or the belief that after spending so much money, if the patient dies the relatives tend to be more frustrated. I also believe it is the guilt feeling among the relatives who have never helped the patient when they needed it, but just as their patient dies try to come to the rescue apparently by creating a scene and blaming the doctors concerned. It is so pathetic that people search for reasons to accuse the doctors.
No one becomes a doctor without a service mentality, especially in those specialities with direct contact with the public, and after undertaking so many sacrifices, mentally and financially, when such incidents occur, it takes away the satisfaction we feel after treating a patient.
I have never seen the press openly come in support of doctors anywhere, that is so tragic, as each of those press people have sometime in their life, for however little a time, may have felt indebted to a doctor for having helped them.

There can never be any justification for these happenings

3 comments:

Sujan Rao said...

Hindutva is the need of the hour...
You've got good writin skills.

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Cheers!!!

Sujan Rao, Mangalore

Anonymous said...

hi raghu,
great to hear from you................................good article.............. i loved it

regards
praveen.r

Unknown said...

hi..boss..bilkul sahi h...good article really...but this is so sad...

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