6 hours agoThe 37-year-old nurse working with patients infected with COVID kills himself in the department's bathroom
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)A 37-year-old Italian nurse working in a hospital where patients treated with Covid-19 have killed herself in one of the department's toilets. He was found by a colleague who suspected after his absence. A few days after his death, the court decided to close the case by determining that the nurse had committed suicide. He [...]
He was found by a colleague who suspected after his absence.
A few days after his death, the court decided to close the case by determining that the nurse had committed suicide.
He had often turned to psychiatric service for help after the stress he had recently accumulated.
His colleagues have reported notable deterioration with the mass return of cases with Coddy-19.
Suicides Between Nurses and Social Health Workers
In March, a 34-year-old nurse who worked in intensive care of “San Gerardo” in Monza decided to take her life after she had tested positive with Covid-19 even on that occasion, her colleagues reported severe stress because of her health condition and fear of infecting anyone.
On April 28th, a nurse at the hospital's pneumology department “San Carlo” in Milan committed suicide.
In June, a 34-year-old social health worker who worked in intensive care at a Milane hospital was saved by his sister, he later said he was unable to overcome the pain of many deaths he saw and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, informs, windows.net.
Health staff exposed to psychological trauma
Doctors, nurses, and health personnel are not only exposed to Avid-19.
Depression, anxiety, insomnia are just some of the psychological pathologies that arise as they face pandemic.
A scientific study published since March (“Sectors related to mental health results among health workers exposed to Coronavirus 2020” reported the results of a survey of 1,257 health workers from 34 Chinese hospitals who had to help infected patients, 50% had developed a form of depression, 45% suffered anxiety, 34 %s from insomnia and 71.5 had the anxiety of general psychologically depressed. According to a survey conducted by Milan State University on 650 health workers during the emergency of Covid-19, 4 in 10 have shown mental illness.
The Lombardy region has made free, psychological support available to professionals, families, young people, and anyone who has passed the experience of Covid-19.
