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Written by: Li Enci
2019-11-27 21:06
Last updated: 2019-11-27 21:06In 2011, while a 73-year-old male patient with pharyngeal cancer Wang Kengo was in the hospital in Kowloon, the doctor Huang Zhuoyi mistakenly covered his tracheostomy for breathing with gauze, causing Wang to choke to death. Huang was convicted of three professional wrongdoings last year and had to suspend business for half a year. He appealed to the appeals court against the penalty. The Appeals Tribunal today (27) ruled that Dr. Wong had failed to appeal and had to pay costs.
Wang Kengo's family members said through the Hong Kong Community Organizations Association (SCCPA), which is concerned about the rights of patients, that the decision of the Appeals Division is fair and reasonable. The Social Association responded to this incident by stating that Huang Zhuoyi failed to perform the duty of the attending doctor to find out that the nurse had made an error, and that busy work was not an excuse or reason for petition.
Huang Zhuoyi (middle) appealed his sentence. (Profile picture / Photo by Li Huina)
Huang did not find the nurse wrong and insisted on relying on his professional judgment
The judge of the appeal court stated that Huang had visited the house 8 times during the incident, but found no mistakes by the nurse, indicating that he did not check the medical records or did not carefully check the records. Both cases could constitute serious mistakes. The Appeals Division continued that Huang, as the attending doctor, had the responsibility to discover that the nurse had made an error in handling the stoma and could not entrust other nurses to perform it. The Court of Appeal also held that the Medical Board had the power to rule that he had no regrets based on Huang's insistence that he relied on the professional judgment of the nurses.
The Court of Appeal stated that when the Medical Council sentenced it, it should reflect the severity of the accident, maintain the reputation of the medical staff and maintain public confidence in the medical community. The Appeals Division pointed out that the sentence was not completely inappropriate and beyond a reasonable range, so the court would not interfere with the sentence.
The Wang family considers the appeals court's decision fair and reasonable
Wang Kengo's family members said through the Hong Kong Community Organizations Association (SCCPA), which is concerned about the rights of patients, that the decision of the Appeals Division is fair and reasonable.
The CCSA responded to this incident by stating that the verdict clearly stated that Huang Zhuoyi was fined for failing to perform his duties as an attending doctor, including careful reading of medical records, and was not responsible for the fault of the nurse. The Society also said that doctors must do their best to perform their duties under any circumstances, and that busy work is not an excuse or reason for asking. The HA also has a responsibility to ensure that the clinical working environment enables doctors to perform their duties, including increasing the manpower of doctors and appropriately allocating duties. The Society hopes that Dr. Wong and the medical community will respect and accept the court ruling and continue to serve patients for the benefit of the community after deep reflection.
Last year, the Medical Committee ruled that Huang Zhuoyi was convicted of professional ethics and was suspended for six months. (Profile picture)
Doctors' organizations have stated that the work of doctors to supervise nurses is "out of competence"
Last year, the Medical Committee ruled Huang Zhuoyi's professional ethics and condemned him for six months. Doctors such as the Frontline Doctors' Union and the Medical Association retorted that doctors had difficulty in supervising the work of nurses, and even "out of competence." Some people in the medical field suggested after the ruling that the main cause of this medical accident was insufficient medical staff, doctors were too busy, and the working environment was greatly restricted, which was a systemic problem.
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