Hyderabad: Junior doctors at Osmania General Hospital say Sunday’s attack was not a rare incident. “There have been multiple attacks in the recent months. Last month, a patient’s family member thrashed a nephrology specialist right in front of us. The patient was extremely critical, and the doctors counselled the family that the death was inevitable. On sudden provocation, the relatives beat up doctor after the patient died,” said Dr L.A.P. Deepthi, a general physician at OGH.
“They do not understand that we do our best to treat people with limited facilities. We are not gods to perform miracles. We try our best to make the relatives understand what is going on but often they tend to be aggressive,” she added.
Doctors feel that one of the major issues at OGH was lack of security. “The guards are corrupt. They allow the relatives of patients into the restricted areas like the ICU by taking bribes. That’s why our safety is at stake here. Even if there is violence, the guards will stand there watching,” said another junior doctor.
The doctors feel that if they do not stand up for themselves and raise the issue now, the instances of violence will continue to happen.
