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. 2023 Mar 2:1–21. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s12144-023-04456-w

Table 10.

Case library details

Number Date Case Outcome Place Hospital rank
C1 2019.12.24

Civil Aviation General Hospital

Patient’s family suspected physician of repeatedly refusing examination and treatment results. The patient’s son was dissatisfied and killed the physician using a knife.

Physician died Beijing Tertiary hospital
C2 2019.12.29

Chang’an Hospital

The nurse prevented a man who took their child to the emergency department to see a doctor from queue jumping. During skin testing, the child cried and the parents beat the nurse as they believe the nurse was acting in retaliation.

Nurse sustained injuries

Xian City,

Shanxi Province

Tertiary hospital
C3 2020.1.1

Peking University People’s Hospital

Patient’s family was dissatisfied that they were prevented from jumping in line and claimed to cut the physician.

No casualties Beijing Tertiary hospital
C4 2020.1.1

Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University

The emergency attendant was stabbed

by a drunken patient’s companion.

Nurse sustained injuries Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province Tertiary hospital
C5 2020.1.10

Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital

Patient was anxious to leave the hospital while her medical insurance was not reviewed and did not meet the discharge conditions. The patient believed that the physician deliberately created difficulties and neglected them. As a result, her husband attacked the physician.

Physician sustained injuries Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Tertiary hospital
C6 2020.1.16

Zhangqiu District Maternal and Child Health Hospital

Patient’s parents were dissatisfied with the routine withdrawal of infusion pillows and decided to insult and beat the nurse.

Nurse sustained injuries Jinan City, Shandong Province Tertiary hospital
C7 2020.1.17

Hejiang People’s Hospital

Patient’s family threatened to kill the physician if they failed to resuscitate the patient. The patient, who had massive myocardial infarction, died and the patient’s husband, sister and son, beat the physicians.

Three physicians sustained injuries Luzhou City, Sichuan Province Tertiary hospital
C8 2020.1.19

Jingmen No.1 People’s Hospital

Patient’s family questioned the physician’s treatment process after the patient died in a car accident. Subsequently, they beat the physician and forced them to kneel.

Physician sustained injuries Jingmen City, Hubei Province Tertiary hospital
C9 2020.1.20

Beijing Chao Yang Hospital

Patient resented their physician and took revenge using a knife as their eye examination results did not meet their expectations.

Two physicians sustained injuries Beijing Tertiary hospital
C10 2020.1.29

Wuhan Fourth Hospital

Patient’s family clashed with the hospital due to transfer. The patient died during the night and, as a result, the patient’s son-in-law was sad and beat the medical staff.

Nurse and physician sustained injuries Wuhan City, Hubei Province Tertiary hospital
C11 2020.2.1

Xinyu People’s Hospital

Patient’s son believed that the physician did not diagnose and treat the patient in time and repeatedly accused the physician for no reason. This caused disturbance to normal order in the hospital.

No casualties Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province Tertiary hospital
C12 2020.2.6

Caoyankou Health Center

The physician reminded the patient’s son who came to visit the patient after drinking to wear a mask and stopped them from smoking in the oxygen treatment ward. The patient’s son became dissatisfied and beat the physicians.

Two physicians sustained injuries Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province First-level hospital
C13 2020.3.2

Shangdu County People’s Hospital

Drunken patients repeatedly molested and beat the female healthcare workers when receiving medical treatment.

Medical worker sustained injuries Wulanchabu City, Neimenggu Province Secondary hospital
C14 2020.3.7

Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University

During the patient’s rescue from a traffic accident, the patient’s husband argued with the physician and beat them due to nursing problems.

Physician sustained injuries Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Tertiary hospital
C15 2020.3.27

Hanchuan People’s Hospital

Two COVID-19 rehabilitation patients disputed with a physician and injured them due to the long wait time.

Physician sustained injuries Hanchuan City, Hubei Province Tertiary hospital
C16 2020.4.1

Guangzhou Eighth People’s Hospital

A foreign patient diagnosed with COVID-19 ignored the nurse’s notification about the blood test and tried to follow the nurse to forcibly leave the isolation ward. The patient was stopped by the nurse and, as a result, pushed the nurse down and bit them.

Nurse sustained injuries Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province Tertiary hospital
C17 2020.4.29

Peking University Third Hospital Yanqing Hospital

Patient asked to be discharged after completing hospital procedures. Considering the physical condition of the pregnant woman, the physician refused stating that the patient required further observation. The patient’s husband became dissatisfied and yelled and beat the physician.

Physician sustained injuries Beijing Secondary hospital
C18 2020.5.25

Beijing Yanhua Hospital

Patient had a dispute with the physician on duty due to the order of treatment and hurt the physician.

Physician sustained injuries Beijing Tertiary hospital
C19 2020.5.28

Peking University First Hospital

Patient’s family was dissatisfied with the operation arrangements and injured the physician that communicated with them.

Physician sustained injuries Beijing Tertiary hospital
C20 2020.6.22

The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

Patient believed that their disease was caused by the improper diagnosis and treatment by the physician and complained that the disease was not cured. The contradiction remained unsolved and the patient took revenge on the physician using a knife.

Two physicians sustained injuries Zhengzhou City, Henan Province Tertiary hospital