The recent violent invasion of a man at the Fernán Núñez health center, who caused damage and attacked a guard, has once again put on the table the problem of attacks suffered by those who provide their services in hospitals and … Points of primary care. Violence is not general, but it is not eradicated either.
What happened in the town of La Campiña, with a patient who was later stopped by Civil Guard, is the latest known of a phenomenon that does not stop growing: in 2023 there were almost 150, which represents a growth of 12 percent compared to the previous year. Precisely the primary care centers, but also the Emergenciesare the places where the greatest situations of this type were recorded.
Of course, the majority, a total of 126, They were verbal., although with enough intensity to be considered attacks, while only 23 were physical in nature and led to blows. Of course, these last ones, the most serious, tripled, because in the previous year there had been seven.
The unions highlighted that, for all of Andalusia, it was the year in which the most attacks were recorded since there was a recordbut it does not only have to do with more episodes being produced, but also with more awareness of the need to report and to inform the authorities of what is happening.
It was something that, especially in those that were verbal in nature, did not always occur, since they were not given as much importance as they deserved. In fact, something that many of the worker representatives emphasize is that “what happened should not be normalized” and it is necessary for the Administration to put measures in the form of protection and security for professionals.
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Most conflicts that end in attacks, verbal or physical, they have to do with the demand on the part of the patients, such as changes in treatment or prescription of medications. medicinesbut they also highlight the medical act itself, in which there may be disagreement, or the fact that the patient or companion is not willing to respect the rules. House Rules at the health center or hospital.
It is one more of the problems that professionals have to face at a time when unions are warning about many situations that are not pleasant for their work. The main one, the care pressurewhich makes them have to attend to many people very quickly, and which at certain times has even caused professionals to become ill due to especially intense work days.
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