A doctor on duty in the emergency department of the Vecchio Pellegrini hospital in Naples was attacked and thrown to the ground by the son of a patient, according to a report by Il Mattino.
The man allegedly reacted after complaining he was tired of waiting for the result of a radiological examination for his mother. During the assault, he also struck his own mother, leaving her with a wound to the face.
Officers from the police post inside the hospital intervened, identified the alleged aggressor, and prevented the situation from escalating further.
The names of the doctor, the patient, and the alleged aggressor were not reported. No details were provided on the doctor's prognosis, the woman's exact clinical condition, or any formal complaints or criminal charges.
The episode was presented as part of the wider problem of verbal and physical attacks against healthcare workers.
