Deputy editor of “Mišović”: frequent panic attacks and fear of death of the patient

In KBC “Dr Dragisa Misovic”, a patient (75) ended his life by jumping out of a window about two hours after midnight, writes Blic. The cause of such tragedies and other unpredictable situations faced by medical workers at this institution are often panic attacks and fear of death, says Dr. Predrag Savić.

“Every day we bring someone in from the window. There are many psychiatric cases where there is fear of death, a fear of panic that leads people to acute psychosis. You cannot predict that,” he said. “Flash” Deputy Director Dr. Predrag Savić.

However, that was not the case with the man who jumped out of the hospital window last night. It was not a psychiatric case, says Dr. Savic. However, he witnessed difficult scenes, you could say creepy: his roommate from the hospital room, from the bed to his, died from the corona virus. Then the man (75), who was also being treated by the crown, approached the window.

“It was not a psychiatric case, but panic due to fear of death in people is common and highly developed. The nurses were there all the time, there was an exit in the bed next to hers and he was already on his way to the hospital. window. The nurse cannot be on call all the time “next to a patient, especially not in the moment and the situation that is now. Unfortunately, that was inevitable and we faced those things every day, “Savic said.

SOS Helpline for People Contemplating Suicide

The number 011 / 7777-000 is an SOS telephone that works 24 hours a day, and is attended by experts in suicide prevention – doctors from the “Dr Laza Lazarevic” Clinic for Psychiatric Diseases.

The Emergency Psychiatry Service receives patients 24 hours a day without prior appointment, without a book and without payment, and the Mental Health Center receives without prior appointment from 9 to 18.

If you need help, every day you can call the volunteers of the “Srce” Center from 17:00 to 23:00 hours on the phone number 0800-300-303 or contact them by email at [email protected]

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