Tragedy at the University infirmary in Kraków: Doctor attacked by patient is dead

In a shocking event that caused a wave of outrage in Poland, doctor Tomasz Solecki from the University Clinical infirmary in Krakow was attacked by the patient and did not survive. The incidental occurred on Tuesday around 10:30 a.m. erstwhile a 35-year-old man entered the office where the doctor examined the patient and attacked him with a knife.

President Andrzej Duda expressed his solidarity with his close physician, tweeting: "It is hard to find words to express regret about the unconcerned tragedy that happened present at the University infirmary in Krakow." wellness Minister Isabella Lestin besides reacted to the event, saying that "aggression towards those who carry out a mission to save wellness and life is barbaric and deserves the highest degree of punishment."

According to the press secretary of the territory Prosecutor's Office in Kraków, Oliwia Bożek-Michaelec, the attacker was dissatisfied with the treatment and had previously complained about the doctor. manager of the University infirmary Marcin Jędrychowski confirmed that the doctor was attacked without any warning, and his rescue proved impossible due to the degree of the injuries.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk tweeted that he was “shocked by the tragedy in the Kraków hospital” and expressed compassion for his close doctor. president of the Polish Episcopal Conference Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda condemned the attack, saying that "there is no place in civilised and Christian society for acts of force and brutality".

In consequence to the event, the Chief Medical Council called on state authorities to respond decisively to the execution of a doctor. NRL president Dr. Łukasz Jankowski said that "today's tragedy shows that this aggression is able to end in the most tragic way" and called for the introduction of procedures to safe infirmary wards and clinics.

It is worth noting that the attack on the doctor in Krakow is not the first specified case in Poland. In February this year, a medical lifeguard from Siedlec was attacked by a patient and died. In consequence to these events, the government adopted a draft amendment to the Act on State Medical Rescue, which provides for mandatory training and intellectual support for paramedics.

The National wellness Fund has besides prepared a draft amendment to the Medical Rescue Ordinance, which proposes mandatory equipment for ambulance teams with knife-proof vests. The task is presently in consultation.

In connection with events in Krakow, doctors and patients throughout Poland express outrage and compassion for relatives of the deceased doctor. The medical authority calls for a firm reaction from the state authorities to the killing of the doctor and called for procedures to be introduced to safe infirmary wards and clinics. Patients besides express outrage and compassion, stressing that “doctors are our guardian angels” and that “we could not live without them.”