Doctors in Bengaluru to Get Self-Defence Classes Following Assaults

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The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) in Bengaluru has proposed introducing self-defence classes for doctors in emergency wards and outpatient departments, where they directly deal with a large number of patients and their attendants. This move comes after several cases of assault on doctors in hospitals. The classes will focus on teaching doctors how to defend themselves, avoid injuries, and plan an immediate response to de-escalate situations involving patient's family members.

The association of resident doctors has welcomed the move, emphasizing the need for sizeable security deployment at hospital gates and limiting the number of patient's attendants into the hospital. The trauma and emergency wings, which are the first and most-critical stop after a person suffers an accident or falls ill, see most such skirmishes between distraught families and doctors trying to salvage the situation.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) is introducing self-defence classes for doctors in emergency wards and outpatient departments.
  • The classes will focus on teaching doctors how to defend themselves, avoid injuries, and plan an immediate response to de-escalate situations involving patient's family members.
  • The association of resident doctors welcomes the move, emphasizing the need for sizeable security deployment at hospital gates and limiting the number of patient's attendants into the hospital.
  • Self-defence classes are part of a slew of new initiatives that RGUHS is introducing in the next few months, including classes on digital literacy and financial literacy.
  • Trauma and emergency wings are the primary locations where such skirmishes between distraught families and doctors trying to salvage the situation often occur.

Statistics:

  • No specific statistics are mentioned in the article regarding the number of assault cases on doctors or the number of doctors affected by such incidents.
  • RGUHS plans to introduce self-defence classes only for doctors in emergency wards and outpatient departments.

Sources:

  • The Times of India (TOI) article dated (no specific date provided)
  • Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS)
  • Association of Resident Doctors
  • Solictor General Tushar Mehta