Dr Dzul: Upgrade triaging in hospitals, don’t harp on patients’ dressing
PETALING JAYA: Giving patients preliminary assessments in hospital should be the priority, not their dressing, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (pic).
“The triage must be based on the severity of illnesses and not on the patient’s attire,” the Health Minister wrote on X on Friday (Dec 15).
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He was addressing the issue of a death in Hospital Sungai Petani, where a patient had to wait for five hours to be given preliminary assessment.
His statement also referred to a comment by an X user who asked if wearing shorts to the hospital was wrong.
The user’s comment followed a recent dispute between a senior citizen and security personnel at Hospital Seberang Jaya over a supposed dress code violation.
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The incident happened on Monday (Dec 11) when a 72-year-old man was turned away by security at the hospital after he was deemed inappropriately dressed.
However, the hospital director clarified that it was a misunderstanding and miscommunication between the security personnel and the complainant.
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