KohSung 76 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 An emergency doctor in China died after he collapsed and was attended to in the same hospital where he served his nightshift. The doctor, 43-year-old Guo Qingyuan, was struck with chest pain, palpitations, and had difficulty breathing as he wrapped up his duty at the Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital on Wednesday, reports Xining Evening News. Guo attended to at least 38 patients during his shift which was set to end at 8.30pm. However, he stayed until 11.40pm to properly turnover his work, reports the China News Service. The ER doctor received four hours of intensive care when he suffered from a seizure and died. The Southern Metropolis News reports that he is survived by his wife, a doctor at the same hospital, and two children, one only a few months old and the other a 10-year-old. Last Dec. 29, another doctor in China collapsed from a stroke and died following an 18-hour shift. Zhao Bianxiang, also 43, was the head of respiratory medicine at the Yuci District People's Hospital in Jinzhong City. The Shanxi Evening News reports that she did not take a break since she began working at 6pm. Link: http://www.asiaone.com/china/emergency-doctor-dies-after-treating-patients-during-extended-nightshift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abra 40,910 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seunghee's eyebrows 32,641 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 That is so sad. Staffing arrangements must definitely be reviewed after this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jstarfully 798 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Sad but not surprised. China is one of many countries that overwork their doctors to this point and it's really hard for them and their families. 48-hour shifts should not be a thing, for example, but they are in many (if not most) countries for doctors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memeyoongi 4,769 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 that's so sad. It must be so stressful to be an E.R. doctor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiyu 2,891 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renio 19 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Omg :( R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--Mari-- 842 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chizuru 1,387 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 RIP :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungkook's dimple 432 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 so sad rip♥ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlypoodle 1,248 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Awful news. Rest in peace Dr Guo Work hours are insane in East Asia, there's people dying regularly from overwork in Japan, South Korea & China. This has to be fixed by enforcing labour laws that protect workers by limiting the number of overtime hours (if there are any, they are obviously not working) & just hiring and training new workers (Dr Guo's hospital sounds severely understaffed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeriana Grande 6,597 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 That's such sad news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KohSung 76 Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Awful news. Rest in peace Dr Guo Work hours are insane in East Asia, there's people dying regularly from overwork in Japan, South Korea & China. This has to be fixed by enforcing labour laws that protect workers by limiting the number of overtime hours (if there are any, they are obviously not working) & just hiring and training new workers (Dr Guo's hospital sounds severely understaffed). Yeah I hear about that all the time. It's not a good thing. It's one of the things that stopped me from entering medicine in the first place lol. The work hours. I heard you got to be on call 24/7 and they call the work hours insane. This is in Western countries so I can't even imagine how bad the work hours would be in East Asia. I wish I was that selfless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ki_rini 54 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenM 2,204 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 ER doctor especially from government hospital one really busy. A while ago it's also happen in my country, he's a young doctor sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheeraEtheral 3,063 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 A lot of doctors in many countries are over worked there is a need for more doctors. My doctor said she was up for 24hrs the other day for a shift her eyes were blood shot red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qians 803 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 that's awful... rip ): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjangyi 603 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 rip medical staff has it rough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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