A debate has erupted online after a woman claimed she was able to bring her mother into a Thai hospital emergency room ahead of other patients – including one in cardiac arrest – by relying on personal connections.
According to her now-deleted post, the woman said she accompanied her mother to the ER at an unidentified hospital in the morning and was initially told by nurses that they had to wait as a critical cardiac arrest case was being treated.
She claimed, however, that upon opening the door she spotted someone she knew inside, and used that connection to secure immediate treatment for her mother.
The story spread quickly after being shared by Dr. Dark, a popular Facebook page focusing on Thailand’s medical community with more than 130,000 followers.
Social media users flooded the comments section, questioning whether ‘pulling strings’ had indeed allowed the woman’s mother to skip the queue. Many argued that if the claims were true, the matter should be formally investigated and those involved held accountable.
The controversy deepened when one commenter alleged that the cardiac arrest patient mentioned in the post was a relative, who later died – possibly linked to the delay in treatment. The claim further fuelled public outrage online.
The woman later deleted her post and issued an apology, writing: ‘My mother is safe now. Thank you to the doctors and nurses who took care of her. I’m truly sorry for the earlier post – I acted thoughtlessly out of fear for my mother. I sincerely apologise.’ (Story continues below)
As of now, it remains unclear whether queue-jumping actually occurred, or whether the cardiac arrest patient in question did in fact pass away. Authorities and the hospital involved have yet to issue an official clarification.