Last May Day holiday, on a Beijing Shanghai high-speed railway train, a distress message suddenly sounded on the radio: a passenger in the business seat had an unexpected accident and urgently needed medical help. Just after the first broadcast, there was a commotion inside the car. Wang Desen, a thoracic surgeon who was about to start working at a tertiary hospital, hesitated for a moment and did not approach, as he could only squat in the aisle of carriage 8 without buying a ticket.
The radio didn't mention the passenger's condition, I'm just a surgeon. If I go and can't help and delay the treatment of other doctors, it won't be good, "he thought.
This is his first reason for hesitation. But it's far more than that.
Wang Desen is about to graduate with a PhD. He obtained his practicing physician qualification five or six years ago and also rotated around in a 120 ambulance for a period of time, receiving systematic first aid training. In theory, he has sufficient ability to deal with unexpected situations. But reality added an extra layer of concern to him.
Usually, when my colleagues encounter such situations, they are not willing to provide assistance because they are afraid of taking responsibility, "said Wang Desen. Even his father, who works as an administrative worker in a tertiary hospital, often advises him," It's better to do less than more. Because there are regulations in his father's hospital that if a doctor triggers negative public opinion, even if he is not responsible, he may be reported, have his performance deducted, or even lose his job.
