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Probe launched into Bangkok hospital’s rejection of severely injured tourist

Upon arrival, the emergency team performed CPR on Chen before shifting him into the ambulance and attaching him to an oxygen mask and intravenous feed.

He said that Chen regained consciousness while the ambulance was waiting for confirmation from nearby hospitals, prompting the team to rush him to a large private hospital some 500 metres away.

The post said upon arrival, the hospital staff refused to attend to the patient until given the go-ahead by their supervisor.

A nurse, who was apparently the supervisor of the emergency ward, then arrived and scolded the rescue team for bringing the injured man to the hospital without any relatives. She said with no relatives present, the hospital would have no way of reclaiming medical expenses. She then asked the ambulance to take the patient to a state hospital over 10km away instead.

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