Controversy continues over elephant injections and patient neglect..Yang Jae-woong will eventually be investigated by the Human Rights Commission

Aug 08, 2024

 Controversy continues over elephant injections and patient neglect..Yang Jae-woong will eventually be investigated by the Human Rights Commission
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (Human Rights Commission) will conduct an on-site investigation into the case of a patient dying with his hands tied at a mental hospital where Yang Jae-woong, a famous psychiatrist who appeared on many broadcasts, is the director.

On the 8th "In connection with the death of a patient at the hospital, the National Human Rights Commission received a complaint from the bereaved families of the victims in June, and has secured the victim's medical records and CCTV footage, leaving an on-site investigation this month." he said. The Human Rights Commission will interview the respondents and reference persons through field investigations, examine medical records, and decide whether to investigate in earnest.

At the hospital, where Yang Jae-woong is the director, a 33-year-old woman A died at around 3:30 a.m. on May 27. A media outlet reported that A took 5mg of Peridol tablet, 1mg of Artivan tablet, 2mg of Lisfeldon tablet, 100mg of Cuatan tablet, and 200mg of Cuetin tablet on the first day of hospitalization. Psychiatrist B who saw this explained that "Most of them are antipsychotic psychotropic drugs, and risfeldon is a high-titer (strong effect per unit milligram) product". He explained that mixing these drugs makes them powerful enough to knock down even elephants, and has great side effects.

A, who died at the time, was rambling and even showed signs of delirium, and B analyzed that problems with his digestive system and muscle system appeared to have occurred due to side effects of mental agents. However, he pointed out that there were few checks from medical staff in the beginning, and that the use of high-titer injections became a problem even though the victim's condition worsened to the point where he could not swallow the drug.

Currently, the bereaved family has filed a criminal complaint against six medical staff, including Yang Jae-woong, for abandonment, claiming that the hospital tied Park to bed, who complained of abdominal pain, to death by failing to take proper emergency measures. Yang Jae-woong is under fire for announcing his marriage to Hani from EXID four days after the incident occurred. When the incident was revealed to the surface, Yang Jae-woong said through his agency, "I cannot hide my sorrowful feelings and sincerely apologize to the bereaved families who lost the deceased and their familiesAlthough he apologized, the bereaved family claimed that Yang Jae-woong never apologized until the incident became known to the media and ignored the bereaved families protesting in front of the hospital.





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