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Family Files Prosecutor Complaint After 39-Year-Old Dies Hours After Reported Sedation and Restraint at Naples ER

The family's filing asks prosecutors to review the restraint decision to establish why the patient died.

Overview

  • The case involves a 39-year-old who died of cardiac arrest at Ospedale del Mare in Naples after a night in the emergency department.
  • The family alleges she was sedated and physically restrained because she was getting out of bed and disturbing other patients, citing the medical record.
  • She arrived around 10 p.m. on September 11 in an altered state reportedly linked to alcohol, and relatives say she had a history of epileptic seizures.
  • A cardiac crisis was recorded at 7:10 a.m. on September 12, and death was declared at 7:45 a.m., according to the account presented to authorities.
  • Attorney Amedeo Di Pietro has transmitted the esposto to prosecutors, and while the hospital has issued no official comment, local reporting notes informal indications that protocols were followed.