[Monopoly] Fetal finger cutting during cesarean section .. Seoul National University Hospital, 10 months 'I do not know'

Seoul National University Hospital, which had a medical accident that cuts the fetus's fingers during the cesarean section, has been suspended for more than 10 months after the accident, delaying investigation and compensation for damage.

On February 29, a family member of the victim's child and a description of Seoul National University Hospital reported that a medical staff member performing a cesarean section at Seoul National University Hospital, Jongno-gu, Seoul, on February 8, After the media coverage began in March, the hospital said, "The medical staff will recognize the fault and will compensate for it in the future."

However, as a result of the coverage of Kyunghyang Newspaper, At the time, the medical staff confirmed that the artery was in the vein but not in the vein. The father of a victim's child (36) said, "By the beginning of March (part of joint surgery) was necrotized and separated again," he said. "Until then, the hospital promised to do re-surgery and compensation within a short time."

However, the hospital did not contact the affected family until 10 months after the accident. Mr. A said, "No matter how long I wait, I did not make a phone call from the hospital. I contacted the hospital first on the 21st. However, I was surprised that the union was busy during the strike." According to Mr. A, the hospital said, "I conducted my own investigation but I could not find the person who cut my finger. There was no mention of rehabilitation or compensation. Mr. A confirmed that the 'oral warning' to the doctors was also made only in mid-December when he contacted the hospital.

"We did not search for the person who caused the medical accident until the first year of the accident, and we have completed the investigation by punishment of the worm, which is an oral warning about the house," said Mr. A. "With the belief that the child is safe, I found a medical institution and my daughter has a lifelong disability. " He said, "I have been waiting for the hospital to believe in the treatment of the child, but the hospital will be liable if it does not take immediate compensation and investigations."

A Seoul National University Hospital official said in a telephone conversation with Kyunghyang Newspaper, "There is a mistake, such as not being able to contact the victim's family first, but it is not delayed deliberately. "He said.

<Reporter yi sul-hee [email protected]>