Man was dissatisfied with the pain of stitched wounds and hit the doctor. He was sentenced to probation for violating the medical law.

Hualien District Court. (Photo by reporter Wang Jinyi)

A man surnamed Chen from Hualien County went to the emergency room of a regional hospital in Hualien for a head injury late at night last year. Unable to bear the pain of suturing the wound, he angrily slapped the hands of the doctor on duty, causing the medical equipment to fall on the spot. After a trial, the Hualien District Court recently sentenced Chen to two months in prison, suspended for two years, for violating the medical law.

According to prosecutors' investigation, a man surnamed Chen, who was working as an ironworker in Hualien, went to the emergency room of the Hualien Regional Hospital to seek treatment for head trauma late at night in November last year. When the doctor on duty in the emergency room was holding surgical medical equipment and preparing to suture the head wound, Chen Nan only felt pain during the suturing process. He waved at the medical staff on the spot and slapped the doctor's hands vigorously, causing the medical equipment in the doctor's hand to fall. This move not only interrupted the medical practice, but also severely hindered the medical staff from performing medical services in a violent manner.

During the trial, the judge held that in recent years, the personal safety of medical staff in the emergency room has attracted public attention. The defendant Chen Nan actually committed violence with his bare hands while the injured doctor was performing medical duties just because he was not feeling well during the treatment process. This behavior is really undesirable and should be criticized. However, the judge considered that Chen Nan confessed during the investigation, his attitude after the crime was said to be good, and he had reached a settlement with the victim doctor during the mediation process.

The judge considered all the circumstances of his crime, including his motives, means, and family financial situation, and sentenced him to two months in prison for the crime of raping a medical staff member to obstruct him from performing medical duties. If Yike's fine is equivalent to NT$1,000 per day. In addition, the judge thought that Chen Nan had no previous convictions and was sentenced to prison due to a moment of carelessness. After this lesson, he should have learned to be vigilant, so he sentenced him to two years of probation.