A 55-year-old nurse at Nafplio Hospital in Greece died Monday after suffering cardiac arrest following a confrontation w...

A 55-year-old nurse at Nafplio Hospital in Greece died Monday after suffering cardiac arrest following a confrontation with dozens of Roma relatives who had accompanied five injured patients, including a seriously hurt child, brought in from a road accident. The hospital was not on emergency duty that day, but two nurses on shift received the patients anyway. Staff immediately mobilized, stabilized the child, and transferred him to Argos Hospital. According to the Greek Hospital Workers' Federation, POEDIN, that was not enough for the dozens of Roma companions, who created a scene, shouting and hurling abuse at the nursing staff. The 55-year-old nurse could not withstand the pressure. She suffered a cardiac arrest, and despite resuscitation efforts by medical staff, she did not recover. POEDIN confirmed her death in an official statement released the same day. POEDIN's statement was blunt: "Patients and their companions are not always right. They need to know they are dealing with people who have limits." The federation called the death a tragedy and extended condolences to the nurse's family. The tragedy is compounded by a heartbreaking personal history. Three years ago, the nurse lost her own child. Her family had donated money collected in the child's memory to the hospital where she worked and ultimately died. POEDIN used the statement to call for accountability over patients and companions who treat hospital staff as personal property, demanding that something finally be done about the culture of aggression directed at healthcare workers in Greek public hospitals. #Greece #HealthcareWorkers #Nafplio