Nas inspections in medical guards: inadequate premises and expired drugs

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February 16, 2021 Medical guards outside the rules.

The Nas carabinieri, in agreement with the Ministry of Health, carried out checks on the regular conduct of health care services.

And the final result is that - it is explained in a note - structural and organizational criticalities have been highlighted on 99 inspected sites.

This led to the reporting of 19 people to the judicial authorities and the reporting of 85 to the regional administrative and health authorities.

The recipients of the measures were the managers of the aforementioned services and managers of the related local health authorities as well as medical / nursing staff and operators located within the various medical services.

In a press release from the Arma military it is explained that in order to assess the extent and health quality offered by the ASL to citizens as well as verify the levels of safety in favor of health workers, the Carabinieri command for the protection of Health has created a extensive control campaign through the carrying out of inspections, carried out precisely on holidays and during the night, in 390 public centers of assistance continuity located throughout the national territory, from large urban centers to small realities and local communities.

The control of the Nas carabinieri has involved several cities in Italy.

From north to south.

The military reports a number of particular situations that have emerged.

The irregularities, according to what was reported by the Nas, would be attributable in three cases out of 4 to health units present in structures and buildings with sanitary, technological, organizational and structural deficiencies, due to environments affected by mold and humidity, lack of escape routes, premises without access for disabled people and toilets that are not functioning or not distinct for operators and users.In other cases, critical issues emerged directly related to guaranteeing the safety of health workers from potential episodes of aggression by users in a state of agitation or malicious intentions , such as the absence of alarm systems, video surveillance or surveillance service, the connection to the police force center and suitable passive measures (armored doors, window

grilles

).

Furthermore, a further 22 irregularities were detected in matter of implementation of epidemic containment measures from COVID-19, due to the absence of protocols

preventives and personal protective equipment, as well as in terms of workplace safety.

There were two doctors on duty at the Continuity Care Unit of Sabaudia reported for disciplinary measures as they were absent in the ASL premises at the time of the Carabinieri control, despite not being engaged in home visits to patients. checks carried out by the NAS made it possible to detect the possession of drugs and devices that have expired of validity, on other occasions their lack, in particular for life-saving drugs such as adrenaline.

In this specific aspect, a total of 260 packages of drugs expired and stored in conditions that excluded their possible administration to patients were seized.