Today, 54-year-old Wang Jingqing will undergo his third surgery since hospitalization. More than 20 days ago, he was bitten by two dogs in more than 50 places, and nearly 150,000 yuan has been spent on treatment. So far, the dog owner has only shown up to the hospital once, but refused to pay for Wang Jingqing's treatment.
For the past two days, he has been lying on the hospital bed with a frown on his face. In addition to the physical pain, he is also worried about who will pay for the subsequent medical expenses.
Incident
Suddenly bitten by a dog at work
Around 6:30 on August 27, in Cang Near Cuierzhuang in the county, Wang Jingqing, an employee of Cangzhou Yuexin Highway Engineering Co., Ltd., and his colleagues took a shuttle bus to a compound rented by the company. Most of the colleagues went out to buy food. Wang Jingqing, who was in charge of driving the forklift, and the remaining two or three people started making preparations in the yard.
Wang Jingqing said that some equipment and materials for road construction are stored in the yard. In order to protect them from wind and rain, they have been covering these items with plastic sheets and using traffic cones to press down the corners of the plastic sheets.
Wang Jingqing said: "In order to make it easier to load the car later, I went to clean it up."
Wang Jingqing didn't notice that just as he was moving the traffic cone, several dogs of various sizes suddenly appeared. He rushed out and surrounded him with bared teeth. "Maybe the dog was lying next to it, but I didn't see it. If I had seen it, I would never have dared to go there," Wang Jingqing said.
Then, Wang Jingqing picked up a traffic cone and swung it while retreating, but two larger dogs still rushed up and started biting his legs.
Wang Jingqing quickly fell into panic. He didn't know how many bites he had received. He only knew that he was knocked down. Later, he picked up an iron rod to drive away the dog, but he still could not drive away the dog that bit him.
"At that time, I felt that I was going to die and might be bitten to death, so I kept shouting for help." Wang Jingqing said. Fortunately, Wang Jingqing was rescued by a colleague who arrived later and was sent to the central hospital.
Injury
More than 50 wounds on the whole body
Yesterday, the reporter interviewed Gu No. 3 of the Central Hospital who was responsible for Wang Jingqing’s treatment. Doctor Chen Guangdong.
According to Chen Guangdong, Wang Jingqing had more than 50 wounds all over his body, mainly distributed on his lower limbs, lower back, crotch, and right arm.
Due to soft tissue defects and exposed bones in the front of Wang Jingqing’s legs, the wounds could not be sutured. During the first operation, the doctors performed a thorough debridement and used biological materials to cover the wounds. At that time, two groups of doctors performed more than 7 hours of surgery on him.
During the second operation, the doctors sutured some of Wang Jingqing’s wounds, but due to his skin defects and wound infection, there were still some wounds that could not be sutured.combine.
Chen Guangdong said yesterday that this was the first time he had encountered such a serious dog bite. "Tomorrow, we will need to perform a debridement operation on him, and we may also need to perform some flap transfer or skin grafting operations in the later stage."
According to Chen Guangdong, Wang Jingqing's follow-up treatment will depend on the development of his wounds. It depends, and the specific cost of treatment cannot be determined at this time.
Worry
Who will pay for the treatment?
As of yesterday, Wang Jingqing, who had been hospitalized for 21 days, had spent nearly 150,000 yuan. Among them, his employer paid more than 100,000 yuan in advance, and he spent nearly 40,000 yuan himself.
Wang Jingqing’s family said that after they contacted the dog’s owner, the owner went to the hospital to see Wang Jingqing once, but the owner did not pay for his treatment on the grounds that Wang Jingqing was bitten because he was teasing the dog.
It is understood that Wang Jingqing’s wife suffered from cancer last year. In order to treat her disease, the family’s savings were basically used up.
This time, Wang Jingqing borrowed nearly 40,000 yuan from relatives and friends. He was helpless: "I didn't expect that something bad happened like this while working. Can't I pay for the treatment myself?"
Yesterday, the reporter contacted the dog's owner, hoping to learn more about it. situation, but the other party refused to be interviewed and hung up the phone.