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Ambulances stopped and hospitals closed for hours.. Even for 24 hours. With patients who remain on board the emergency vehicles waiting to enter the hospital.
This is the panorama of what is happening in the city of Rome and that, according to the days and calls, is affecting all the hospitals in the capital. In particular, those on the east side: “From Pertini to Tor Vergata, but here it also affects the population density,” he explains. a rescue worker 118 which one Rome today, try to explain the reason for such situation.
“The problem is no longer only the lack of stretchers – he says – but also the necessary isolation of a patient, whether or not he suspects Covid, and that nowadays emergencies cannot always guarantee. And if a vehicle remains blocked for so long, it is inevitable to think that many other people cannot be rescued: “Suffice it to say that for a 12-hour shift, at least 13 calls are usually answered.
“A situation of great stress for operators and patients – complaint Alessandro Saulini, Secretary Nursind Ares 118 -. Immediate action is needed on the increase in vehicles and emergency personnel. ”“ We pay for elections not made on time – concludes operator 118 -, that low intensity territorial emergency in the hands of local health authorities and general practitioners that could prevent hospitalization in the emergency room whenever possible. We are fighting this, more than Covid. “
