Great Moments in Surgery, part 65
Surgeon punches reluctant patient
Surgeon punches wiggling patient
AFP
September 01, 2005
TOKYO: A Japanese doctor punched a patient during surgery and told him to "shut up" after the patient on local anesthesia asked for the operation to stop.
The patient at the national Shiga Hospital wiggled during the surgery and yelled "please stop the operation," Kyodo News said.
The doctor then punched the patient's forehead and said: "Stay still! Shut up!"
The operation was stopped. The physician and a hospital executive later visited the patient to apologise, Kyodo said.