World · East Asia & Pacific · 2 hrs ago
Doctor Fined 20 Million Won After Patient Dies During Acupuncture
A Korean medicine doctor was fined 20 million won after a patient died during acupuncture treatment.
The patient was in their 90s and died after their heart muscle was damaged.
The doctor was prosecuted over causing the injury during treatment.
The court imposed a fine on the doctor.
The case involved acupuncture, a treatment in which needles are inserted into the body.
The patient’s death led to a criminal case against the practitioner.
The available information does not say whether there will be an appeal or further proceedings.
A Korean medicine doctor was fined 20 million won after a patient in their 90s died during acupuncture treatment.
The patient died from a rupture of the heart muscle.
The doctor was prosecuted on suspicion of damaging the patient’s heart muscle and causing the death.
The source does not state when or where the treatment took place.
- Who
- A Korean medicine doctor and a patient in their 90s.
- What
- The doctor was fined 20 million won after the patient died from a heart muscle rupture during acupuncture treatment.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The doctor was prosecuted on suspicion of damaging the patient’s heart muscle and causing the death.
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The doctor was prosecuted on suspicion of damaging the patient’s heart muscle and causing the death.
The doctor was fined 20 million won.
- Fine
- 20 million won
- Patient
- In their 90s
- Cause of death
- Rupture of the heart muscle