Emergency-urgency in Calabria: risk of staff shortages
Ambulances without doctors and nurses. The CISL denounces an untenable situation in emergency-urgency
The emergency-urgency in Calabria is collapsing. The alarm is being raised by CIOSL FP, which denounces an unsustainable situation characterized by staff cuts, lack of resources and inefficient organization.
A serious situation
Ambulance services without doctors on board, overcrowded operating rooms and stressed nursing staff: this is the picture painted by the union. ” It continues with cuts and amalgamations that follow questionable logics, “attacks Luciana Giordano, regional secretary of the CISL Fp Calabria. “This is also far from being achieved in terms of the recruitment of human resources”.
Poor quality and timeliness of interventions
The shortage of personnel, especially in the operating rooms, has a heavy impact on the quality and timeliness of interventions. ” The regional operating room of Suem 118 Area Sud, which coordinates relief operations for over a million people, should be managed by 8/10 operators”, says Giordano. “Instead, there are only 5/6 nursing units in service, forced to cope with a huge number of distress calls”.
Serious consequences
This situation has serious repercussions on the health of citizens. Lack of qualified personnel and inefficient organisation can lead to delays in relief, errors in emergency management and an increased risk to patients’ lives. In particular, the most vulnerable patients, such as elderly people and children, are the most exposed.
The appeal of CISL FPE the possible solutions
The CISL Fp calls for urgent intervention by institutions to resolve the crisis of emergency-urgency in Calabria. According to the union, in order to improve the situation it is necessary:
- Increase staff: More doctors, nurses and operators needed to be hired than 118
- Reorganizing services: The organisation of the emergency-emergency service needs to be reviewed, optimizing resources and ensuring greater efficiency
- Invest in training: 118 staff needs to be properly trained and updated
- Ensuring the necessary resources: It is essential to provide the economic resources needed to ensure the efficient operation of the service
Immediate action is needed
The emergency situation in Calabria is critical and requires immediate action. The relevant institutions need to be aware of the seriousness of the problem and take concrete measures to solve it. The health of citizens cannot be put at risk.
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