Violence against healthcare workers is an increasingly worrying phenomenon in Italy. Recently, a 22-year-old boy was arrested in Rome after punched a female doctor inside the emergency room of the Tor Vergata hospital. Episodes like this put at risk the safety of those who work to ensure care and assistance, raising once again the issue of the protection of healthcare workers.
Attacks on Roman health workers on the rise: latest episodes between Tor Vergata and Umberto I
In recent months there has been a worrying increase in episodes violence against medical and nursing staff in the health facilities of Rome. Several attacks, some of which were reported to Fanpage, highlight a situation of growing tension.
Among the recent cases, we note the attack suffered by a nurse from Tor Vergata, which occurred on Thursday 22 May, when she was threatened and hit by a patient together with two security guards who intervened to calm the situation.
A few days earlier, on Sunday 18 May, a 24-year-old man reacted violently at the emergency room of the Policlinico Umberto I, demanding to be seen immediately. Faced with refusal, he attacked a nurse on duty with kicks and punches, and was then arrested on charges of assault and resisting a public official.
These episodes underline the urgency of more effective interventions to ensure the safety of those who work every day for the health of citizens.
Rome, patient punches doctor: will have to answer for serious injuries
Un ragazzo 22 year old was arrested by the State Police on charges of injuries to healthcare personnel and damage, after attacking a female doctor inside the emergency room of the Tor Vergata hospital in Rome.
The incident occurred shortly before 9am last Saturday, when the young man, annoyed at not being seen first, lost control, violently hitting a glass and a computer. The latter, falling, hit the doctor, who was injured. A security guard intervened promptly, blocking the 22-year-old while waiting for the police to arrive, who then arrested him.
The doctor received medical attention and was prescribed a prognosis di 15 days for the various injuries reported to the face.