In Zhitomir, a patient attacked a doctor, broke his nose and caused a closed head injury
On July 27, 2016, in the intensive care unit of the Zhytomyr Regional Hospital, an inappropriate patient attacked a doctor, broke his nose and caused a closed head injury.
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About it writes the local publication “Zhytomyr Courier”.
“One of the visitors felt that the doctors were poorly treating his son-in-law, who was admitted with a dislocation of a cervical vertebra and damage to the spinal cord (he dived unsuccessfully). The visitor (as it later turned out, had been convicted several times and had extensive prison experience) caused a riot. The acting head of the department, Vyacheslav Melnik, called the police. While they were waiting for her (and they waited for a long time), the rowdy continued to rage, paralyzing the work of the department, whose patients are balancing between life and death.
The police finally arrived, documented the event and released the rowdy. He returned to the intensive care unit, found Vyacheslav Melnik, asked if he had called the police and, having received an affirmative answer, knocked out the doctor. The victim of the attacker was diagnosed with a broken nose and a closed head injury,” the publication says.
According to the head of the department, Vyacheslav Melnik, after the Verkhovna Rada allowed relatives of patients to visit them in intensive care at any time of the day or night, it became very difficult to work.
“This man broke into the department the day before yesterday at about 11 am. He said he was looking for his relative. He behaved aggressively and burst into every room. I called the police. Its employees took the man away. He promised that he would return and fulfilled his promise - at about 16.00 on the same day he returned and attacked me. Hit me in the face. Inflicted several strong blows,” the doctor told the details of the incident.
“The cynicism of this crime, committed in broad daylight, is shocking. I used to work in law enforcement, but this is the first time I’ve encountered this. Even in places of deprivation of liberty, the attitude of prisoners towards doctors is almost like saints,” the publication quotes the victim’s lawyer.
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