澳洲昆士蘭立法同意以鎮靜注射預防醫療暴力【醫事綜探】 試閱
Paramedics in Queensland (Australia) Given Power to Chemically Sedate Violent Patients
澳洲的醫療暴力事故於2013∼2014兩年間已上升至170件，昆士蘭州政府自2016年底同意，救護車隨車佐理員在保護第一線醫事人員安全的前提下，可合法對因腦部受創或其他事由而處於無法自我控制，且有暴力傾向的病患，注射鎮靜劑Droperidol。根據臺灣病人安全通報系統2015年年報之統計資料，2015年發生於醫院的傷害行為事件共有1,522件，立法者希望透過修正醫療法，能積極保障醫護人員與病患等多方利益。
In Queensland, under new recommendations agitated and violent patients might be sedated by paramedics. In the past, advanced care paramedics could only sedate patients after a consult with superiors. There were 170 physical assaults on paramedics in the 2013-2014. Now, the frontline health workers have been given the right to use the sedative drugs, such as droperidol, which would subdue within 10 minutes. According to Taiwan Patient Safety Reporting System, in 2015, there are 1522 violent incidents in Taiwan. In order to protect the health workers’ right, the legislators modified Medical Care Act in 2014 and 2017. Persons who hinder medical personnel from carrying out medical care practices by means of violence or intimidation when medical personnel engage in medical care practices are subject to imprisonment for no more than three years.
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