The attack was in response allegedly administrating a wrong injection to a patient who had suffered a heart attack. However, reports indicate that no injections were administered by the doctors after their shift began around 15:00 hrs.
Two Maldivian doctors were attacked at Chattogram Medical College Hospital in Chattogram, Bangladesh.
According to a medical student who spoke with Mihaaru News, the incident occurred last evening when two female doctors were assaulted by a patient's family.
The attack was in response allegedly administrating a wrong injection to a patient who had suffered a heart attack. However, reports indicate that no injections were administered by the doctors after their shift began around 15:00 hrs.
The assault took place as the doctors approached the patient’s family to obtain his identity card for preparing his death certificate, following his death in the ward. The attackers struck one doctor on the shoulder, pulled the other doctor’s arm, and used abusive language.
Senior hospital staff intervened and took the doctors to a storeroom for their safety, where they remained for about two hours.
At the time of the incident, the hospital’s security personnel were on strike.
It has been revealed that student doctors have decided to meet with hospital management tomorrow due to concerns over the lack of security.
The High Commission of the Republic of Maldives in Bangladesh has also formally requested that security arrangements be made.
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