Cebu Doctors & Nurses Making Fun of a patient

Actually, ‘di lang basta making fun. Sorbang pagkaunprofessional ng conduct ng mga doctors at nurses na ‘to.

I am talking only about those involved in this conduct of taking pictures and video while they are doing a rectal operation on a man who has a canister of body spray shoved up his a_s. I am not referring to ALL doctors and nurses. So dont take offense, those who are not involved in this, k? Kung involved ka naman, bago ka ma-offend, ituloy mo ang pagbabasa. Tapos saka ka ma-offend. Buti nga “offend” lang ang naramdaman mo. E yung pasyenteng pinaglaruan nyo, “offend” lang kaya yun? Haller?

We actually trust these people when we are having operations, giving birth, having physical examination and the works where we expose ourselves thinking that they will conduct themselves appropriately. They are professionals, hirap ng pinagdaaanan nila para makapag-aral at magka-lisensya. In just one act like this… goes to show that intelligence does not equal common sense and knowing the proper way of respecting human dignity. Sayang ang talino. Siguro stressed sila ng mga panahon na yon. Wala pang tulog o bored sa trabaho dahil walang exciting na nangyayari. Then comes this case. Very interesting, ika nga. Bakit di ko ilabas ang hightech kong camera phone at magpakasaya sa pagkuha ng mga vids ng isang taong walang kaalam-alam na pulutan pala sya ng oras na yon ng mga masasayang doctors at nurses. Tapos i-upload sa you tube! Brilliant!!!!

My suggestions:

1. The licensing body for doctors and nurses should investigate this. This violates their oath, and also basic human rights. They must be severely reprimanded.

2. Camera phones should not be allowed inside the operating or examination room, if the patient or his/her family did not give permission to do so. Much better siguro kung wala na talagang i-allow na cam phones/vid cams na hawak ng mga doctor and nurses. That is also too unsanitary, if you ask me.

3. The hospital administration must rethink if they would like to retain these as employees in their hospital. Could you imagine some 10 or more people in the operating room, when we all know that this not much of a major operation? Those who have no business being there mean that they are not doing their job elsewhere. Pano kung may na-miss na medication, may nagemergency, may pasyenteng nahulog mula sa bed, etc, etc, nasaan ang magigiting na nurses at doctors nila dun? Negligence, loitering or abandonment of work kaya yun?

4. May karapatang magdemanda ang patient. Invasion of privacy at violation ng doctor-patient privilege.

This is just my opinion. Kakaawa na ma-subject ang isang pasyente sa ganitong kahihiyan. Nilagay pa sa Youtube! The nerve of those who took the vids and posted them sa internet. Do you think you are immune to public outrage? Dahil sa tingin nyo, may mageenjoy sa mga candid videos nyo depicting a man having rectal operation because of whatever reason? Only sick people would enjoy that, I think. and with this kind of sickness (enjoying others’ discomfort or embarassment), wala pang cure dyan.
This should be a lesson for all of us. I will be a patient more times the rest of my life. Sana di ako maka-encounter ng mga katulad nila, because I respect and trust the doctors and nurses who have treated or cared for me before. Kung doctor or nurse ka, maging lesson din ito sa yo. May puso dapat ang pagaalaga at pagpapagaling sa mga pasyente. Hindi sila manikin o mga cadaver na walang feelings at emotions. Tandaan nyo yan.