Announcement of ‘National Full Responsibility System for Regional Trauma Centers’
“Support proactive medical activities by medical professionals”,
Presidential candidate Lee Jun-seok of the Reform New Party speaks at a regional medical issues meeting held by the Daegu Medical Association and the Gyeongbuk Medical Association in Daegu on the 13th. Yonhap News,
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, ‘Presidential candidate Lee Jun-seok of the Reform New Party announced a policy called the ‘National Full Responsibility System for Regional Trauma Centers’ which includes consolidating existing regional trauma centers into larger metropolitan units and reducing the ‘litigation risk’ for medical practitioners.’,
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, ‘His campaign headquarters released a policy statement on the 14th, saying, “Excessive and indiscriminate medical lawsuits have stifled vital medical activities, making it difficult for healthcare professionals to choose proactive healthcare.” The policy, which is the candidate’s 16th pledge, aims to consolidate the current 17 regional trauma centers into 5-6 metropolitan centers. These centers, along with metropolitan emergency medical centers, will operate under a ‘National Full Responsibility System,’ where the state takes full responsibility from employment to lawsuits.’,
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, ‘To alleviate the litigation burden on medical professionals, the policy also includes establishing Korean-style emergency medical guidelines and setting them as compliance standards. If medical professionals conduct treatments according to these standards, they will be exempt from criminal liability. The candidate explained the motivation behind this policy as “encouraging proactive medical activities and trusting the goodwill of healthcare professionals.”’,
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, ‘To ensure prompt patient transport, the policy includes reorganizing patient triage and strengthening the air transport system, as well as deploying at least one doctor helicopter per city to mandate the availability of urban emergency landing zones. This policy was conceived after a meeting with Professor Lee Guk-jong, the director of the Military Trauma Center.’,
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, ‘An official from the candidate’s campaign policy division stated, “By making the state responsible for emergency trauma medical sites where every moment is critical, we aim to enable medical professionals to focus on their primary duty of saving lives.”’,
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