He died in front of the emergency medical service, Areus's clarification: "The intervention was prompt and professional."

The controversy continues following the death of Nanni Mereu, the 46-year-old who died of cardiac arrest in Aritzo after finding the local emergency medical service closed.

According to those who witnessed the scene, first responders arrived from Sorgono almost half an hour after the man's illness, in an ambulance staffed only by nurses, who did everything they could to save the man from death. But now the Regional Emergency Department has issued a statement expressing, "first and foremost, our deepest sympathy and condolences to the family of the deceased," and providing a clarification on what happened in Aritzo.

According to Areus Medical Director Stefano Sau, the 118 Emergency Center immediately dispatched emergency services, and "within seven minutes of the call, the basic ambulance, equipped with a defibrillator and personnel trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, arrived on the scene ." "During the resuscitation," Sau continues, retracing those moments, " the rescuers, in close contact with the 118 Emergency Center Doctor, never detected a 'shockable' rhythm ." "Meanwhile , the India ambulance, with a nurse on board, also arrived on the scene. The ambulance continued lifesaving procedures , administering adrenaline as per protocol, and continued with six cycles of massage without ever restoring sinus rhythm, a pulse, or even vital signs. This situation led the medical team to suspend the procedures and confirm the death after 40 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation ."

The Areus Health Management also wishes to clarify that "the nursing ambulance is not a 'vehicle without a doctor,' but rather an advanced rescue vehicle, staffed by highly trained personnel who are constantly connected to the 118 Operations Center and capable of providing all necessary therapies and consolidated operational protocols for managing heart failure." The emergency nurse, Areus further specifies, "is trained to manage resuscitation procedures, use the defibrillator, and administer medications in constant contact with the 118 Operations Center doctor, all according to clinical standards similar to those adopted in major European countries."

"There is no such thing as a minor emergency: every 118 nurse represents a guarantee of competence and readiness," emphasizes the Medical Director , recalling that, in much of the world, advanced first aid is entrusted to paramedics or ambulance nurses, because the real difference is made by the correct activation of the chain of survival. "The emergency nurse is a key figure in our system and deserves the utmost respect and trust," explains Dr. Sau. "The real difference is made by the rapidity of the alert, the readiness of citizens, and the availability of defibrillators throughout the area."

Even individual intervention in cardiac arrest cases can be crucial. Areus also specifies that precisely for this reason, it is promoting the widespread distribution of defibrillators throughout the region, accessible 24/7, and is investing in first responder training and telemedicine support to ensure continuous assistance even in the most isolated areas of Sardinia, so that every community can play an active role in saving lives.

(Unioneonline)