Man Slaps And Stabs A Doctor With A Syringe For ‘Wasting’ His Child’s Blood

A Nigerian doctor identified as Dr Makanaki has taken to the microblogging platform, twitter to
lament over the insecurity of doctors in their working environment in Nigeria.

The Doctor took time to narrate how a female doctor was beaten up and stabbed with a syringe by a patient’s father for allegedly wasting his child’s blood.

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He called on the government to create a policy that would enable doctors feel safe in their environment.

Here's what he tweeted;

“The kind of hazards Drs are exposed to is staggering! In Nigeria, added to the well known hazards, we have assault from patient relatives added! A female Dr was slapped & stabbed with a syringe (of unknown origin & use) in our Children Emergency by a patient's father. For what?

“The young Registrar on call took a blood sample from the man's child and asked him to take it to the lab. The lab scientists (as they sometimes do) said the sample was inadequate. The man returned angry. "Where is that Dr that is wasting my child's blood?" Gbas gbas gbos.

“The hospital needs to have a policy on assault on doctors. These things keep repeating! A dr once had to have CT scan done 2 rule out head injury after being assaulted by patient's relatives. Drs have to feel safe in their work environment! It is unacceptable that we don't!”