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Cars and ambulances are stuck in front of the Ospedale Domenico Cotugno hospital in Naples (I). People who are sick with Covid-19 are sitting in vehicles. At times, he can barely breathe and suffers from acute shortness of breath. But the hospital has no more beds and is taking a desperate, but possibly life-saving, measure. Corona patients receive oxygen in their cars.
These are images that remind us of the overload of Italian hospitals in spring. In Naples, preliminary examinations are now being carried out on the ambulances that are among the waiting cars. As soon as it is clear how the patient can best be helped, the best possible action will be taken.
“The staff is trying too hard, but we are at the limit”
The oxygen cylinders are taken outside. Caregivers in protective suits connect people with shortness of breath to the devices in their own cars. On the lowered window glass. According to Italian media, people queue for hours and even at night. However, it cannot offer a hospital bed.
The hospital’s bed capacity has been expanded, but it is not enough. Maurizio Di Mauro, the director of the hospital, appeals according to rainews.it: “We are doing the impossible helping the sick in cars and in ambulances lined up. The staff try too hard, but we’re on the edge. “
The director asks to adhere to the measures of the crown
He pleads with the people to adhere to the measures of the crown. The oxygen drive-in couldn’t be the solution. The director demands: “First call the general practitioners before coming. Help us. “(Euc)
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