Investigation Launched Following Death of Student in Cassino Scooter Accident
Health inspectors are set to examine hospital procedures after Charles Baffour's death from undiscovered internal injuries.
An investigation has been initiated by the judiciary alongside an administrative inquiry concerning the tragic death of 24-year-old Charles Baffour, a Ghanaian university student.
Baffour died on Friday night following a scooter accident that led to undiscovered internal injuries, specifically an internal hemorrhage, which the attending physicians failed to identify during his treatment.
The Italian Ministry of Health has ordered inspectors to arrive at the Cassino hospital next week to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
A formal request for a report has also been sent to the Lazio Region.
Concurrently, the Prosecutor's office is expected to receive a report from the police.
In light of the autopsy to determine the exact cause of death, the police have seized Baffour's medical records and are looking into the identities of the medical personnel on duty at the 'Santa Scolastica' hospital during the incident.
The physicians have been included in the investigation to facilitate their participation with legal advisers during the autopsy, which aims to clarify whether an immediate diagnosis of a ruptured spleen and kidney injuries could have potentially saved the student's life.
Initial investigations reveal that a CT scan of Baffour's abdomen was only conducted at dawn, after he had been discharged from the emergency room just three hours earlier.
It was reported that he collapsed on a stretcher he had been sitting on after failing to leave the emergency department.
Upon his initial admission, he had only undergone a CT scan of his head, which showed no injuries, leading medical staff to discharge him.
Further inquiries will also focus on the dynamics of the accident itself.
Police from the Cassino precinct have obtained video footage from local surveillance cameras; however, it appears that Baffour was not struck by a vehicle.
He reportedly lost control of his scooter and fell onto the roadway.
Bystanders, including the mayor of Cassino, who was nearby, called for emergency assistance.
Baffour died on Friday night following a scooter accident that led to undiscovered internal injuries, specifically an internal hemorrhage, which the attending physicians failed to identify during his treatment.
The Italian Ministry of Health has ordered inspectors to arrive at the Cassino hospital next week to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
A formal request for a report has also been sent to the Lazio Region.
Concurrently, the Prosecutor's office is expected to receive a report from the police.
In light of the autopsy to determine the exact cause of death, the police have seized Baffour's medical records and are looking into the identities of the medical personnel on duty at the 'Santa Scolastica' hospital during the incident.
The physicians have been included in the investigation to facilitate their participation with legal advisers during the autopsy, which aims to clarify whether an immediate diagnosis of a ruptured spleen and kidney injuries could have potentially saved the student's life.
Initial investigations reveal that a CT scan of Baffour's abdomen was only conducted at dawn, after he had been discharged from the emergency room just three hours earlier.
It was reported that he collapsed on a stretcher he had been sitting on after failing to leave the emergency department.
Upon his initial admission, he had only undergone a CT scan of his head, which showed no injuries, leading medical staff to discharge him.
Further inquiries will also focus on the dynamics of the accident itself.
Police from the Cassino precinct have obtained video footage from local surveillance cameras; however, it appears that Baffour was not struck by a vehicle.
He reportedly lost control of his scooter and fell onto the roadway.
Bystanders, including the mayor of Cassino, who was nearby, called for emergency assistance.
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