The image that shocked Greece: They stripped the old woman naked and washed them with a hose
The images of the municipality of Oropos, near the capital of Greece, Athens, where the ambulance officers of the municipality of Oropos, put an old woman on the ground with the grounds that it smelled bad and washed it with a garden hose before putting an old woman in the ambulance, brought the country to its feet.
The image of an ambulance team belonging to the Municipality of Oropos City, near Athens, the capital of Greece, where a 69-year-old woman living alone, with psychological problems and in need of help, was taken out of the house before taking her to the hospital, laying her on a blanket, and then stripping her naked and washing her with a garden hose. lifted the country.
DEFENSE THAT “STAYS DIRTY”
The paramedics said that the old woman had not left the house for days and had not taken a bath, and that she had a foul odor due to her large excrement in the place where she was, so they had to wash it.
THE AGREEMENT WITH THE AMBULANCE COMPANY WILL BE TERMINATED
Oropos Mayor Giorgos Giasimakis stated that the outdated images that emerged were unacceptable and announced that the contract with the ambulance company would be terminated.
“As a mayor and a doctor, I cannot accept these images, this behavior, any legal action will be taken,” Giasimakis said.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH STARTED INVESTIGATION
Minister of Health Thanos Pleuris stated that the incident was a “pathetic case” and stated that the issue was not related to the ministry of health, but was due to the negligence of the private company’s health officials.
“Our healthcare teams save lives every day, fighting to save lives,” Pleuris said. These images are absolutely unacceptable and cannot be attributed to all healthcare professionals. We will ensure that those who neglect it are punished severely. These actions are unacceptable. We do not accept these outdated images,” he said.
It was stated that the Oropos Prosecutor’s Office also launched an investigation into the incident.
