Medical Association “Government declared death from essential medical care” -Chosun.com

In connection with the major’s strike on the 30th, the Korean Medical Association said the government will proceed with legal proceedings for doctors who specialize in essential medical issues, such as emergency rooms and intensive care units directly related to the life of the elder. patient. “It’s like having a publicly declared death sentence.”

On this day, the Korean Medical Association said: ‘Keunjo Korea Essential Medical! In a statement titled “The government passes death sentences,” he said, saying, “After indicting 10 young doctors for failing to comply with the order to start operations on the 28th, it announced that legal pressure would continue.”

“Essential health care generally refers to a field that is directly related to the lives of patients, including the main traditional topics such as internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and adolescents, and neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, emergency medicine , etc.” “This field is characterized by a greater sense of responsibility than other medical fields and has no choice but to endure mental and physical stress, and the threat of accidents and lawsuits is also high as it is at the crossroads of life and death of the patient “.

“In Korea, these fields tend to have low medical fees, so hospitals are reluctant to hire them, so there are fewer jobs, less compensation than hard and hard, and many lawsuits.” “That’s why they became ‘avoidance department’ and ‘unpopular department.'” He did.

“The government announced that it would control and preferentially punish medical personnel on these essential medical issues in the process of oppressing young doctors against the unilateral and oppressive promotion of politics,” and said: “It can be said that it cannot be avoided because it is directly connected to the life of the patient. ” “It’s like having a government-approved ‘death sentence’ for essential health care.”

“Now, living as a doctor in compulsory medical matters in Korea means that, in addition to having to endure heavy responsibility, low compensation and under treatment, many accidents and the threat of lawsuits, you will become ‘the number one subject of control and punishment. national'”. Said.

“What will many medical students and future doctors think? Will we be able to endure the barbarous landscape of Korea with our body and mind with only a sense of responsibility and a sense of vocation?” “In this situation, specializing in essential medicine, He said:” Would the ‘reckless doctor’ be willing to be? “

◇ The government criticizes the “immorality” of “unjust behavior” due to the continuous strikes of large multinationals

Earlier in the briefing, the government said that the doctors’ decision to continue the strike indefinitely was “an unjust act that requires the sacrifice of the victim.”

Spokesperson Son Young-rae from the Ministry of Health and Welfare (Head of the Strategic Planning Division, Accident Response Headquarters) said: “Forcing the refusal of medical treatment as a group in a period when medical demand is increasing due to the crisis of the crown will result in more harm to patients. ” If you want to have the intention, the intention is immoral. “

He continued: “The extreme method of refusing treatment in the emergency room and intensive care unit is irresponsible behavior that threatens social security because it will inevitably cause serious harm to the patient,” he said. “First of all, from the emergency room and the intensive care unit, which are directly connected to life, we will continue with the procedure.”

Spokesman Sohn said: “(The indefinite strike) is an unfair and illegal act that crosses the reasonable line that our society can accept.”