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Recently, at a hot pot restaurant in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, a female customer accidentally pricked her finger with a chopstick barb during a meal. In order to ensure the safety and health of customers, the store decided to send them to the hospital for processing**. However, a barb pierced by this small injury cost the female customer more than 17,000 yuan in medical expenses, which aroused widespread attention and discussion.
According to the store's description, the hospital offers two options. The first option is to pull out the barb directly and sterilize it, although it is not a big problem, but there is still a risk of infection. The second option is surgical removal of the barb, which is more expensive but is not clear if there are risks. Because the store was worried about the follow-up problems, in order to avoid trouble, they opted for the more expensive surgical option. The cost of the operation was more than 10,000 yuan, and the cost of the examination reached 2,000 yuan, for a total of 12,000 yuan.
However, surprisingly, a few days later, the female customer contacted the store again, saying that there was still 5,000 yuan of medical expenses that had not yet been settled, and the store needed to pay before she could be discharged. The store was puzzled by how much a minor surgery would cost? In order to investigate the expense items, the store went to the hospital to obtain the fee details. What is heart-wrenching is that the cost of surgery and materials occupy the largest proportion, the cost of surgery is as high as 5,680 yuan, and the cost of materials has reached 5,94483 yuan. The store said that plus other expenses, it cost more than 17,000 yuan in total. After this incident**, it sparked a heated discussion on social media, with people questioning the high medical costs of such a minor injury and criticizing the hospital's excessive medical practices.
In response to this incident, some people believe that the hospital is suspected of excessive medical treatment, and the following questions are raised.
First of all, there are questions about the medical options offered by hospitals. As an authoritative medical institution, the hospital should evaluate and give a reasonable plan for patients from a medical perspective and common sense, rather than letting the store choose by itself or fall into a dilemma. For example, if a barb is removed directly, there is a risk of infection, but surgery is more traumatic, so why is there no risk of bacterial infection during surgery?
Second, questions have arisen about the reasonableness of medical expenses. The first is the cost of the examination, a finger was punctured by a barb, the wound was small but still visible, and the store said that the examination cost amounted to 2,000 yuan (according to the bill, it was 30 yuan). One can't help but wonder what tests are done that would cost so much. Secondly, the cost of surgery has also raised questions. What is the difference between removing a barb and having a barb taken out surgically, and why can an operation cost 5,680 yuan? Finally, the cost of materials is even more puzzling. To treat a wound on one finger, how many materials need to be used to reach 5944How much does it cost $83?
This thing does seem a little unreasonable, making people feel like the store is being slaughtered. Although the store is a pot shop, they are also hard-working people, and everyone should respect the fruits of their labor. If it costs 17,000 yuan for a bamboo chopstick barb, if it is a more serious injury, will it cost hundreds of thousands or more? It is hoped that the hospital will treat patients and the second responsible person with a benevolent attitude of doctors in line with the duty of saving lives and helping the wounded, so as to avoid disputes caused by excessive medical treatment.
In the face of people's skepticism, the hospital's response was unacceptable. The hospital staff said that if the patient did not raise an objection, if the female customer questioned it herself, the hospital would conduct an investigation and give a reply as soon as possible. However, such an answer does not seem to dispel people's doubts. Although the female customer is the first object of the hospital, she does not pay the money, even if it costs 80,000 or 100,000 yuan, it has nothing to do with her. If the female customer is willing to cooperate with the store to raise an objection, there may be room for resolution, but the question is whether she is willing? It's hard to say, I'm afraid.
Looking back on this incident, I can't help but think about the relationship between excessive medical treatment and patient rights. In this incident, although the female customer did not directly express dissent, the hospital, as a medical institution, should pay more attention to the rights and affordability of patients when making decisions on the best plan and charges. The store that was the injured was under tremendous financial pressure, and the hospital's handling seemed unfair.
In real life, over-medical treatment is a problem that deserves attention and reflection. When we are faced with some minor injuries or diseases, should we think more rationally and avoid over-reliance on medical behavior? We can try to choose the appropriate method according to the severity of the injury or illness to avoid unnecessary medical costs and risks. At the same time, hospitals should also be more transparent in formulating medical plans and charging standards, so that patients can understand and accept them.
Overall, this incident has aroused people's attention and thinking about excessive medical treatment. We hope that hospitals can pay more attention to the rights and interests of patients, and patients should also choose the best way more rationally in the face of minor injuries or diseases to avoid unnecessary costs and risks.
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