Patient commits suicide in hospital
An asthmatic patient in Valjevo, western Serbia, last night killed himself by jumping from a hospital window.
Sunday, 03.05.2009.
13:02
An asthmatic patient in Valjevo, western Serbia, last night killed himself by jumping from a hospital window. The patient, identified as 30-year-old M.G., was admitted to the hospital's pulmonary ward "with aggravated primary illness", which was bronchial asthma. Patient commits suicide in hospital He was admitted on Saturday at around 20:00 CET "in a very serious condition, while staff on duty undertook all the necessary measures", the city hospital said. But the patient jumped from the first floor window at 23:35 CET, and died several hours later in the intensive care unit. The incident was reported to the police, while the investigative judge who took over the case has suggested a post mortem. M.G. was described by the hospital as a patient who has undergone "irregular bronchial asthma treatment for years", on several occasions "refusing hospital treatment". An ambulance crew visited him at his home last night at around 18:00 CET, but he refused to be taken to hospital. Several hours later, members of his family brought him there.
Patient commits suicide in hospital
He was admitted on Saturday at around 20:00 CET "in a very serious condition, while staff on duty undertook all the necessary measures", the city hospital said.But the patient jumped from the first floor window at 23:35 CET, and died several hours later in the intensive care unit.
The incident was reported to the police, while the investigative judge who took over the case has suggested a post mortem.
M.G. was described by the hospital as a patient who has undergone "irregular bronchial asthma treatment for years", on several occasions "refusing hospital treatment".
An ambulance crew visited him at his home last night at around 18:00 CET, but he refused to be taken to hospital. Several hours later, members of his family brought him there.
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