Video: Rescue organisations fight for the right to victims - woman shot at hospital as violence spills over

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Video: Rescue organisations fight for the right to victims - woman shot at hospital as violence spills over

 

A woman was shot as violence between two rescue organisations erupted at a Bangkok hospital just after midnight on Wednesday.

 

Videos showed an altercation between the two groups outside as two shots ring out.

 

The violence then continues inside the Central General Hospital in Bang Khen as police and security find themselves between the warring factions near some lifts.

 

The two groups involved are the Ruam Katanyu Foundation and the Civil Defence Volunteers.

 

For decades there have been disputes between rival organisations over who has the right to pick up victims. Many disputes have now been settled but in this case there has been some overlap.

 

The drama began at a road accident outside the Thai Rath Withaya 75 Chalerm Prakiat School in Watcharaphol Road at 10pm on Tuesday night.

 

There was a dispute between Ruam Kathanyu and the CDV over a victim after they both arrived and the CDV said they did not have the required equipment that they had to borrow.

 

When the equipment was returned the violence erupted at the hospital.

 

In the melee outside the hospital Sawitree Triwiset, 22, the girlfriend of a Ruam Katanyu official was shot in the right shoulder by a stray bullet fired from a person on a motorcycle.

 

Later the victim and her boyfriend Thonchot Inkham,19, went to Bang Khen police to press for charges of assault and attempted murder against the CDV.

 

They said that they were sure the person on the motorcycle was part of the rival group as they had been seen talking with them earlier.

 

Investigations continue. 

 

Source: Manager Online

 

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[darksidedog]

Unbelievable! Just days after the idiot in the red car blocks an ambulance in which the patient dies, now we have the ambulances themselves getting in on the stupidity act. Fighting over patients is just utterly disgraceful. Both teams need to be sacked as they are clearly not worthy of fulfilling such an important task.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

This is what happens when you have private, largely unregulated and probably largely medically unqualified gangsters running around in pickup trucks posing as emergency aid workers, when in reality, they're nothing more than thugs in uniforms.

 

Why doesn't the national government or local governments operate a real public paramedic service with trained medics like many other countries?  Why? Because this is Thailand, where all victims really need is a good amulet and some chanting.

 

 

[Pib]

It's all about money...a continuing turf war. 

 

Most of the ambulances/rescue trucks with all their lights, emblems, sirens, etc., you see on the roads have little to no medical gear inside or qualified medical personnel....they are simply being used to rush a person from one point to another (for a fee) like a typical passenger van.  The ambulance/rescue truck which gets to the patient pickup point first gets the business....makes the money.  Kinda like how tow trucks race to get accidents first so they get the business to tow the damaged vehicles.

 

[PatOngo]

I cant understand, the Big Kahuna has introduced Thai Niyom Yangyuan and still this happens.....where's the Unity that he promised?...........or is this the true face of Thainess!

[Juan B Tong]

[Somchai Logic]

Just drumming up a bit of business.

They haven't the capacity nor genetic evolution do deal with confrontation any other way 

[RichardColeman]

We may knock the Thai police, but they dont half have to deal with some stupid people

[wanderluster]

Does anyone know how much money is involved here? are they getting a percentage of the patients bill?  Is it just xxxbaht per patient?  Is it monies from what ever goes missing from that patient?

 

I did have sawan boriboon scrape me off the pavement twice and very greatful for it.

[Expatthailover]

Copying america again.

[DGS1244]

Twenty years ago they were shooting each other at an accident scene over who was going to remove the dead body. Nothing new in Bangkok been going on for years.

[Darcula]

The should be allowed to fight it out MMA style at the scene of each accident, of course all participants must be dressed in period costumes.

[Somchai Logic]

15 hours ago, Darcula said:

The should be allowed to fight it out MMA style at the scene of each accident, of course all participants must be dressed in period costumes.

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Do you mean T1T5 out? 

[notasmartassknowitallfarag]

It’s quite scary that if you are in an accident it will be these guys ‘rescuing’ you. Literally putting you into the back of a pick up truck, is there any regard for moving people with potential broken necks or backs. 

[lemonjelly]

My ex GF's mum used to lock the car doors from the inside whenever we went for a drive to try and keep the body snatchers out long enough until the cops turned up if we had an accident.


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[theguyfromanotherforum]

Please don't save me

[realenglish1]

Only in Thailand

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

After been shooting each other who will come and recue them?

[Yme]

What the OP doesn't mention is that the person getting the beating here is armed with a big pig sticker. Can be seen in the video here Shots Fired as ‘Body Snatchers’ Brawl at Bangkok Hospital (video)
 

Also noted in the same story is that Thai cops are wearing helmet cams. How long have they had those?

 

 

[balo]

I hope they had any ambulances nearby for that poor woman .