BOLZANO. She had gone to the hospital to collect some tests but at a certain point she went into a rage and started to rant against the doctor. San Maurizio Emergency Room.
It happened on Wednesday afternoon, September 11th, with a 83 year old woman from Bolzano.
An unusual episode not so much in terms of the dynamics – unfortunately, in fact, it happens more and more often that hospital facilities become the scene of aggression, insults and offences towards healthcare personnel – but rather for the person who was the protagonist of such criminally relevant behaviour.
The elderly woman from Bolzano wanted a faster and more effective treatment.
favor over other people waiting and blamed the doctor on duty for the unjustified wait. The woman he started screaming at the top of his lungspublicly insulting and threatening the doctor on duty at the Emergency Room, accusing her of not being up to the task of doing her job, of being a do-nothing and of not caring about patients.
Not even the mediation of other health personnel on duty was able to bring the furious old lady back to her senses, who, for a good twenty minutes or so, blocked an outpatient clinic in the Emergency Room. Thanks to the intervention of the head of the Police Office located inside the hospital, it was then possible to restore the situation to normal.
The woman was reported for disruption of public service and contempt of a public service employee.
2024-09-14 16:17:51