The College of Physicians of Ciudad Real “absolutely” condemned the attack suffered yesterday Monday by a doctor from the Puertollano emergency service, an attack he describes as “brutal and savage”“. The alleged perpetrator fled the hospital via an exit … emergency, even if it was then arrested by the national police, After passing through the police stations, he was transferred to a psychiatric center.
The events occurred on the afternoon of the 8th, when a 46-year-old man remained in the observation room “displayed erratic behavior that suddenly evolved into an aggressive attitude against all staff present, including doctors, patients’ families and security personnel.
In his flight, The attacker entered the private emergency areawhere he met the doctor in charge of the area and assaulted her “brutally, hitting her, throwing her to the ground, kicking and punching her and causing a head trauma and an incised bruise that required suturing. The College details that, while the victim was helpless on the ground, the man tried to drag her to a cleaning room, although it was reduced thanks to the joint intervention of security personnel, health workers and relatives of the patients alerted by the calls for help.
The college expressed to the doctor their “support, proximity and solidarityas well as the wish for a speedy physical and emotional recovery. He also made legal and emotional support available, in addition to the possibility of appearing before the legal proceedings, “as he always does to defend attacked doctors.”
The College recalls the importance that in the event of an attack, the professional requests the injury report and files the corresponding complaint, steps that it considers essential to activate legal protection. In this case, both procedures were performed correctly. “This attack is absolutely intolerable. “No professional should go to work with fear, nor accept violent behavior, threats or intimidation as part of their work,” specifies the institution.
Finally, the College of Physicians emphasizes that “the brutal attack experienced yesterday shows the urgency to fully implement the measures announced recently by the Ministry of Health to combat attacks against health personnel and strengthen prevention in all areas of care.
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