Police vs doctors: Harassment of Covid "heroes", by Covid "heroes"?

Ali, Nadeem; Maqsood, Mehreen; Kawoosa, Altaf Ahmad

Ali, Nadeem; Maqsood, Mehreen; Kawoosa, Altaf Ahmad.

Ali N; Consultant in Orthopaedics, Government Medical College Srinagar, J&K, INDIA.
Maqsood M; Anaesthesia specialist, NHM, Govt Medical College Srinagar, J&K, INDIA.
Kawoosa AA; Professor of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College Srinagar, J&K, INDIA.

Indian J Med Ethics ; VI(1): 1-5, 2021.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1257354

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Violence against medical professionals and destruction of hospital property by frustrated patients and their relatives occur frequently in India (1) and in other countries (2, 3). However, harassment of healthcare workers by the police has, so far, not been an issue in the Indian healthcare system. Now, cases of harassment of medical professionals by the police have emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ironically, both doctors and police personnel have been considered "frontline heroes" against the pandemic in India. We present some cases of such attacks.

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COVID-19/psychology; Health Personnel/psychology; Patients/psychology; Police/psychology; Workplace Violence/psychology; Adult; Female; Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data; Humans; India; Male; Middle Aged; Pandemics; Police/statistics & numerical data; SARS-CoV-2; Workplace Violence/statistics & numerical data

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Patients / Police / Health Personnel / Workplace Violence / COVID-19 Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Indian J Med Ethics Journal subject: Ethics Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: IJME.2020.079

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