TV host under fire for 'killing threat' against medical staff  

主持人因女友输液被扎4针怒斥"想砍人" 事后道歉

21日，广东卫视知名主持人王牧笛陪女友去打点滴，因为护士连打四针才找准血管，他发微博称“我也想拿刀砍人”。当晚，王牧笛删除微博并公开道歉，但这则微博还是引发了巨大风波。22日中国医师协会公开谴责，要求广东卫视“责令其下课”。昨晚，王牧笛再次发微博道歉，并希望通过此事，医患双方能多些理解和沟通。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A television host in Guangdong came under fire for expressing his anger toward medical staff on his micro blog, which was seen as fueling the country's doctor-patient tension, the Beijing Times said Monday.

Wang Mudi, a host of a financial program, said on the Twitterlike Weibo.com last Friday that he was angry at a nurse who failed to find the vein four times when his girlfriend was put on a drip at a hospital. "I also want to axe someone," he said.

The post soon drew fire from netizens, one of whom said, "As a public figure, it is improper to post such words online."

Wang then deleted his post, explained he was angry at the individual arrogant nurse and apologized, but it hasn't extinguished the fire.

The next day, the Chinese Medical Doctor Association issued an open letter, demanding that Wang be fired. Deng Liqiang, head of legal affairs at the association, said Wang's apology is not sincere, and what's more, his words will influence public opinion, heightening the tension between medical staff and patients.

On Sunday night, Wang issued another apology and defended himself, saying that he didn't reveal the names of the hospital or the nurse, and asked netizens not to take the moral high ground over his impulsive words. Then he called on more understanding as well as communication between doctors and patients.

A patient was detained for 12 days after beating a pregnant nurse after a dispute at a hospital in East China's Hangzhou city on Sunday, the latest healthcare-related crimes.

High medical costs, uneven distribution of resources, overloaded public hospitals and lack of communication have fueled doctor-patient conflicts in China, according to Xinhua News Agency.