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Written by: Deng Yinglin
2019-11-22 19:22
Last updated date: 2019-11-22 19:30The international medical authority magazine The Lancet published a submission from Hong Kong surgeon Darren Mann yesterday (21st) about the rescue of police conflicts between PolyU. At the press conference today (22nd), Wen Delin pointed out that there were many wounded people on the day of PolyU. Some people were hit by the "fire" tear gas. The medical care was left at the wounding site to finally take care of the injured. It should be done to criticize the Hong Kong police. Medical care leaving school and arresting out-of-school medical care practices are contrary to humanitarian standards and seriously deviate from international standards. Concerns about the chilling effect will discourage first-aid first-rate officers and require Hong Kong police to directly contact him to discuss how to conduct humanitarian relief in accordance with international standards in the future. .
On November 17, there was a fierce clash between the demonstrators outside the PolyU and the police. The demonstrators threw incendiary bombs and the police dispersed them with force such as tear gas, water guns and rubber bullets. (photo by Luo Guohui)
Many injuries, injuries, and riot gunshot wounds
Wen Delin said that on Sunday (17th), a group of medical doctors were sent to the University for the rescue, and they were divided into three categories according to the emergency situation of the injured, and three teams were assigned to work and rescue. He recalled that when the tear gas bomb hit the people, it was still in a state of "fire". There were many internal injuries, including burns, fractures, rubber bullets and gunshot wounds, and hundreds of people were trapped in PolyU.
He said that he received a message at about 8:30 on Sunday night, saying that those who did not leave PolyU before 9:00 will be classified as "riots". However, since the rescue work has not been completed, the medical team decided to discuss the surgeon, anesthesiologist and surgery. Room nurses and others first retreat to return to the hospital to receive the injured, and other first-aiders remain on the scene.
Rejecting medical first aid as a riot
Wen Delin believed that it was not difficult to imagine that the police had regarded the scene as a riot and used force when he saw the tears on the day and heard the sound of tear gas and rubber bombs. But he could not understand why the medical treatment was arrested as a riot.
He reiterated that regardless of whether the injured's political views or their actions are wrong, they should first rescue them, instead of requiring medical care to leave the injured who have not completed the rescue, stressing that the medical care is left at the wounding site and the treatment for the injured is supposed to be Humane, not any political move, was quite shocked to learn that many health care and first aid workers were arrested for their assistance in PolyU.
Earlier, the police said at a press conference that 12 people claimed to be self-care medical personnel during the arrest of PolyU. However, during the search, they did not find that they could prove their medical qualifications. (online image)
The doctor showed on the spot that the detention was still violently detained for 24 hours.
He quoted the data published by the Hospital Authority on the 19th of this month, saying that about 300 injured people from PolyU were sent to 12 hospitals. The injuries were related to water guns, tear gas and rubber bullets. The police asserted at the press conference on the evening of the 18th that they had information indicating that the demonstrators would pretend to be doctors and emergency personnel, so they must be arrested to confirm their identity. However, all doctors in Hong Kong have registration details and identity information of the Hong Kong Medical Association. It is known that at least five doctors were arrested and detained for more than 24 hours.
Ma Zhongyi, president of the Public Medical Doctors Association, who attended the press conference, also said that as far as she knows, at 8 o'clock on the evening of the 17th, some medical staff on the scene had tried to leave PolyU from various channels after learning the police warning, even leaving the route provided by the police. It has also been repeatedly stopped by the police and arrested under the "street roads." She stressed that in the medical care arrested by the police, more than 10 people she knew could provide proof of medical professional qualifications on the spot, such as the medical certificate of the public or private hospital, but still tied their hands and brought them to the police station. It is only in the early morning that lawyers can be seen one after another, and it takes about 24 hours before and after the release of the lawyer to be released on bail. She said that although the arrested medical treatment described it as politely treated in the police station, it is unreasonable to arrest the medical and first-aiders on the grounds of identification. It is very strange to the police.
At the press conference, the police pointed out that some people put on reflective vests and pretended to be medical care. The first-aid volunteers who left PolyU in the past two days will be released as soon as they can provide proof of first-aid.
It is said that the medical student was stopped by the gun and the heart of the injured person was once paused.
Ma Zhongyi bluntly said that the conflict has warmed up and the police have opinions on frontline rescue work. Frontline rescue will become more and more difficult, reminding doctors that if they go to the frontline, they will be arrested. She quoted a medical student who had been working as an emergency worker since June, saying that she had been walked by a policeman with a gun. Ma stressed that the first-aid first-time staff who were exposed to the front line were not professionally trained, but their first aid knowledge was professional and courteous. Regarding the questioning as to why the medical care has reached such a front line, she said that the situation of the wounded in the conflict is increasing. The wounded are thrown into the center of the tears and the heart has been suspended. In addition, the traffic is limited. Fortunately, someone can save a life in first aid. .
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Chen Pei-ran, a member of the Legislative Council of the medical profession, stressed that no matter whether it is public or private, some people have been arrested for leaking information, so that the wounded, whether they are citizens or demonstrators, are afraid to seek medical treatment. "Don't dare to seek medical treatment based on medical problems. "It’s a political issue," and when someone had a heart attack at the scene of the conflict, he was fortunate to have a first-aid to rescue his life. He stressed that "there are ambulance personnel who are born and died," and the scene of the conflict is affected by tears. Basic treatment and assistance, such as flushing, are full-time medical students, and even enthusiastic citizens can do it. They think that the police should not shut out the rescue activities.
Anesthesiologist Zhang Yenian also agrees that many front-line first-aiders, although young, have first-aid qualifications and knowledge, and should be able to cope with the rich experience of those with light injuries in conflicts.
Wen Delin criticized that the actions and practices of the Hong Kong police are not humanitarian, far below international practice. It is almost unheard of in civilized countries. Worries and chilling effects will discourage first-aid first aid officers and no longer serve the wounded in urgent need of assistance. . He asked the Hong Kong police to contact him directly for a dialogue on how to conduct humanitarian relief in accordance with international standards in the future.
Wen Delin said that the Hong Kong Red Cross rescue team waited for two hours outside the Polytechnic University to be released by the police and was restricted to stay on campus for three hours. The Hong Kong Red Cross today (22nd) clarified that there was no delay, obstruction or rudeness in the process of entering PolyU on the 18th and 19th of this month. Before entering the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to provide services, it has been discussed and coordinated with all parties (including the police), and has been coordinated by all parties to enable the emergency team to smoothly enter the campus to provide services.
Surgeon Darren Mann said that the arrest of compulsory medical care violated humanitarianism. From left, Dr. Darren Mann, anesthesiologist Zhang Yinian and Ma Zhongyi, president of the Association of Public Medical Doctors. (photo by Deng Yinglin)
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