Use is voluntary but they could represent an additional weapon for healthcare workers to defend themselves from ever more frequent attacks. From 2 May the operators on duty on the advanced rescue vehicles working in the provinces of Monza Brianza and Bergamo are equipped with wearable bodycams.
The use of cameras, explains the Region, which has allocated 1.5 million for the projectis finalized “to guarantee the safety and protection of the safety of rescue workers”. 850 devices purchased which will be distributed throughout the region by the summerinstalled on advanced emergency vehicles, therefore medical vehicles, nursing cars and air ambulances and on basic emergency vehicles (ambulances of third sector bodies in agreement for 118).
Bodycam for doctors and nurses in Monza and Brianza: use on a voluntary basis
The Regional Emergency Urgency Agency (AREU), awaiting the signing of trade union agreements regarding remote controls by the ASST/IRCCS and Third Sector Bodies, has for the moment delivered the wearable cameras to doctors and nurses already trained on their use.
Bodycam in Monza and Brianza, satisfaction of the regional councilors
“Safety is a priority for all citizens and, in particular, for healthcare workers, who in recent years have been increasingly victims of attacks – says Romano La Russa, the regional councilor for Security and Civil Protectioncommenting on the project – The hospital – he adds – must be a safe and protected place of care, both for patients and for the operators themselves”.
Satisfied too the welfare counterpart, Guido Bertolaso: “This initiative goes in the direction of guaranteeing maximum safety for our healthcare workers, especially those on the front lines. Lombardy is absolutely at the forefront in the timeliness and coordination of rescue operations and also wants to be so in terms of safety, implementing a project of this type among the first regions in Italy”.
