IN BARI, ITALY, ON THE ADRIATIC COAST, THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR announced today (Wednesday) that he is opening an investigation into the death of an 80-yr.-old man who fell out of the rear of an ambulance on December 2.
The man had come to the emergency room of the local hospital because he was feeling very ill. After running several tests on him for various cardiological diagnoses, the ER doctor wanted to send him to the radiology department for an x-ray. The great distance of the radiology lab from the ER necessitated an ambulance transfer and one was brought around. The man was not placed on a cot or chair stretcher, but walked into the ambulance and was seated in the back.
When the ambulance pulled away from the dock and began it’s short trip, it stopped at the top of the ramp leading down to the loading area. At that moment, the rear door of the ambulance opened and the man tumbled out, striking his head on the pavement. He was returned to the ER where he was evaluated and then operated on immediately after. The man died 20 days later.
The prosecutor wants to find out which possible scenario led to the man’s accident:
- Was the amb. door not properly latched and opened on its own?
- Did the amb. nurse open the door for some reason and the man fell out?
- Was the patient confused and, thinking that he was at his destination, opened the door himself?
The deputy public prosecutor Ciro Angelillis has assigned the police department to investigate the incident and report back to him.
La Gazzetta de Mezzogiorno has the full STORY.
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