{"id":2038605,"date":"2023-09-20T12:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T16:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unlicensed-new-york-acupuncturist-charged-with-assault-after-patients-lungs-collapse\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T12:15:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T16:15:50","slug":"unlicensed-new-york-acupuncturist-charged-with-assault-after-patients-lungs-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unlicensed-new-york-acupuncturist-charged-with-assault-after-patients-lungs-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlicensed NY Acupuncturist Charged for Assault as Patient&#8217;s Lungs Collapse."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funlicensed-new-york-acupuncturist-charged-with-assault-after-patients-lungs-collapse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2038605&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>An unlicensed New York acupuncturist has been\u200d criminally\u2064 charged after puncturing \u200ca woman&#8217;s lungs during treatment and leaving\u200c her hospitalized, according to Queens District \u2062Attorney\u200d Melinda Katz.<\/p>\n<p>Yong De Lin, 66, who worked from\u200c a medical office in\u200c Flushing\u2014and who prosecutors say was not\u2062 a licensed acupuncturist and had never applied \u2062for\u200c the required state licensure\u2014was arraigned and charged with \u2064assault \u2064in the first \u200band\u200b second degrees, reckless endangerment in the \u2064first degree, and unauthorized practice\u2062 of a profession on Sept. 18, the district attorney&#8217;s\u2062 office said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Mr.\u200c Lin is being held\u2064 on\u200d $50,000 bail, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/unlicensed-new-york-acupuncturist-accused-causing-patients-lungs-colla-rcna105873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reports. State Supreme\u200d Court Justice\u200c Toni Cimino ordered Mr. Lin to return to court on Sept. 20.<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/new-york-law-requiring-employers-to-post-pay-rates-on-job-listings-goes-into-effect-5493528?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>New \u2064York Law Requiring \u200dEmployers \u200bto Post Pay Rates on Job Listings\u2063 Takes Effect<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/18\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/new-york-law-requiring-employers-to-post-pay-rates-on-job-listings-goes-into-effect-5493528?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/gun-store-operators-express-security-concerns-over-new-yorks-ammunition-background-checks-5491255?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Gun Store Operators Express Security Concerns Over New \u200dYork&#8217;s \u200bAmmunition Background Checks<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/14\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/gun-store-operators-express-security-concerns-over-new-yorks-ammunition-background-checks-5491255?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If \u2063convicted, he faces up to 25\u200d years behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>According \u2064to prosecutors, Mr. Lin&#8217;s \u200bcharges are\u2062 connected with a total of 17 unlicensed treatments he \u2063performed on 63-year-old \u200dShujuan Jiang between May and October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning \u2064in May, Ms. Jiang visited Mr.\u200b Lin at C&#038;W Medical on Union Street for \u200d&#8221;relief \u2062of stomach\u200b and back pain,&#8221; \u200bwhere she was administered acupuncture treatments to both areas, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>However, during the last\u2062 session with the unlicensed \u2063acupuncturist, Ms. Jiang\u200c began\u2064 to\u2064 feel unwell and had to lie \u200cdown. Mr. Lin went on to perform additional acupuncture and a cupping treatment\u2063 on Ms. Jiang\u2064 before sending her home, according to the DA&#8217;s \u2062office.<\/p>\n<p>As she walked home, Ms. Jiang began experiencing shortness\u200b of breath\u2064 and\u2064 subsequently collapsed on the sidewalk, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>A bystander\u2063 called 911 and Ms. Jiang\u2062 was taken to a hospital where doctors determined that both of her\u2063 lungs had \u200ccollapsed because of the acupuncture treatments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">She underwent immediate and life-saving surgery but remained in the hospital for six days, prosecutors said. <\/p>\n<h2>Defendant\u200d &#8216;Very Nearly Killed His Patient&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p> Acupuncture is a key component of traditional Chinese medicine and involves inserting very thin needles through the skin \u2062at strategic points of an individual&#8217;s body to help\u2062 relieve\u200b pain, according\u2062 to the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/tests-procedures\/acupuncture\/about\/pac-20392763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayo Clinic<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>It is widely used to help relieve pain associated with various diseases and conditions\u200c such as dental pain, \u2063osteoarthritis, headaches, lower back pain, and respiratory disorders, such as\u2064 allergic rhinitis.<\/p>\n<p>While traditional Chinese medicine believes acupuncture can balance the flow of energy in the body and thus help with pain, most Western practitioners view the acupuncture points\u200d on the \u200dbody as areas that \u200dstimulate nerves,\u2064 muscles, and connective tissue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Various studies, \u2064including one from the World Health Organization, have \u2064found that a\u2063 collapsed lung is one of the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2995190\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most frequently reported<\/a> \u200d serious complications \u200cfollowing acupuncture, although \u2063such cases \u2063are still rarely \u200creported.<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Most traumatic events are \u200bcaused by improper manipulation in high-risk acupoints. The \u200bdepth of needle insertion is crucial,&#8221; the\u2063 study says. &#8220;The lung surface is about 10\u200d to 20 \u2064mm beneath the skin in the region of the \u2063medial \u200bscapular or midclavicular line. This may\u2063 explain the high incidence of pneumothorax during needling in \u200cthis\u2063 area.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In \u200corder to obtain\u200d an acupuncture license in\u200d New York, individuals must undergo and complete 4,050 hours of training at a\u2063 local education institution, and approximately 650 of\u2062 those hours\u200c of training must be \u2062supervised clinical experience, according to the New York State Education Department.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The difference between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-considering-diverting-doctors-from-veterans-administration-to-treat-illegals\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Considering Diverting Doctors From Veterans Administration to Treat Illegals\">receiving health care<\/a> from a competent, licensed professional or someone who is unlicensed can mean the difference between life and death. As alleged, the defendant was not licensed, nor had even bothered to apply \u200bfor licensure, and he very nearly killed his patient,&#8221; the district attorney said.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Katz\u200d also urged any other\u2064 victims of the unlicensed \u2063acupuncturist to contact \u200bher office\u2019s Elder Fraud unit.<\/p>\n<p>The Epoch Times has contacted Mr. \u2064Lin&#8217;s attorney for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What can be done\u2063 to \u2064ensure the safety and well-being of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unlicensed-new-york-acupuncturist-charged-with-assault-after-patients-lungs-collapse\/\" title=\"Unlicensed NY Acupuncturist Charged for Assault as Patient's Lungs Collapse.\">patients seeking alternative forms<\/a> of medical treatment, such as acupuncture<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ith various conditions such as migraines,\u200b osteoarthritis, and chronic back pain. However,\u2063 it is crucial that acupuncture treatments are administered by\u2063 licensed professionals who have received the necessary training and expertise to ensure the safety\u200c of their patients.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of Yong\u2063 De Lin, the \u2063unlicensed acupuncturist from New York, his negligence\u200b and unauthorized practice of medicine resulted in severe harm to his\u200b patient, Shujuan Jiang. Over the course of five months, Mr. Lin\u200b performed 17 unlicensed acupuncture treatments on Ms. Jiang, ultimately\u2063 leading to the collapse of both \u200cher\u2062 lungs.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred during Ms. Jiang&#8217;s final session with Mr.\u200c Lin. After\u2063 feeling unwell, she had to lie down, at which point Mr.\u200c Lin proceeded to perform additional acupuncture \u2064and a cupping treatment\u200d on her. Unfortunately, this exacerbated her condition, \u200dcausing her to experience shortness of breath\u2064 and collapse on the sidewalk shortly \u200bafter leaving the medical office.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency \u200dmedical services \u2062were called, and Ms. Jiang was rushed\u200d to the hospital, where doctors discovered that her lungs had collapsed due\u200c to the acupuncture treatments. She underwent immediate surgery and remained in the hospital for six days, fighting for\u200b her\u2062 life. This incident serves as a chilling reminder of the potential dangers \u200dof receiving medical treatments from unlicensed practitioners.<\/p>\n<p>Acupuncture, \u200cwhen performed by licensed professionals, can be a beneficial\u200b and effective form of treatment. However, the practice requires\u2062 an understanding of human anatomy, the skill to properly assess and diagnose patients,\u2063 and the knowledge to administer treatments safely. Unlicensed practitioners \u2062not only lack this essential expertise but also operate in\u200b violation of legal and ethical standards, putting their patients&#8217; well-being at risk.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 case of Yong De\u200c Lin highlights the importance of stricter regulations and monitoring within the field of alternative medicine. It is essential for authorities to enforce licensing requirements and ensure that practitioners meet the necessary training and education standards to protect the public.\u200c Patients seeking acupuncture treatment should always verify the credentials and licensure of\u200b practitioners to avoid\u2062 potential harm.<\/p>\n<p>Yong De Lin now faces serious criminal charges, including assault\u200c and reckless endangerment. If convicted, he could face up to 25 years in prison. \u2064This serves as a reminder that the unauthorized practice of \u2062a medical profession can have severe consequences, and individuals who choose to disregard the law and the\u200d safety\u2062 of their patients will be held accountable.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, \u2063the case of the unlicensed acupuncturist who punctured a woman&#8217;s lungs during treatment serves as a \u2064stark reminder of the \u200dimportance of\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photo-army-chopper-pilot-nails-insane-landing-to-airlift-injured-stranded-climber\/\" title=\"PHOTO: Army Chopper Pilot Nails Insane Landing To Airlift Injured, Stranded Climber\">receiving medical care<\/a> from licensed professionals.\u2062 While acupuncture can provide relief for various conditions, it should only be administered by practitioners who\u200c have undergone the necessary training \u2063and\u200d obtained the required \u200dlicensure. Stricter regulations and enforcement\u2064 are needed to \u200bensure the safety and well-being of patients seeking alternative forms \u2062of medical treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unlicensed acupuncturist in New York has been charged with a crime for puncturing a woman&#8217;s lungs during treatment. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz revealed that Yong De Lin, 66, operated without a license from a Flushing medical office. Prosecutors claim he never sought the necessary state licensure. 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