Athena fell from the sixth floor, but breathed again: the owner is a doctor and made him a tac. Radiologist is now being investigated for using hospital device.
An Italian hospital radiologist of AostaIn the north of the country, it is being investigated for using the computed tomography device to save its cat, which had fallen from the roof of a six -story building.
The doctor himself, head of the hospital intervention radiology and neuroradiology service, presented his version in a letter directed to the hospital, released by the local media, in which the radiologist recognized what happened and explained that everything went on to January 27, when he found his cat “In extreme conditions, but still alive”.
The cat, called Athena, suffered fractures and internal injuries, so after a first veterinary exam, the man decided to better investigate the state of the animal using a hospital exam machine where he works.
“She It was between life and death“Said Gianluca Fanelli by the Agency Ansa. “I knew I could only save it with quick intervention.”
The exam results showed that The animal suffered from a severe pneumothorax That could only be resolved through drainage, an operation carried out by the owner of the animal itself, which allowed the cat to breathe again.
The doctor pointed out that when he used the machine, the scheduled exams had already ended that day and would only be used again for “eventual urgent tests.”
“If I had not done everything within my reach, since I am a radiologist of intervention used to make immediate decisions to save lives and my cat had died, I would never forgive me“, But-se na carta.
The AOSTA unit verified the veracity of the facts and opened a internal inquirybesides communicating the case to the Public Prosecution Service. A Disciplinary Process, Since the use of the TAC to save the cat could have violated the regulations on the use of public equipment and health requirements, according to sanitary sources.
In his letter, the radiologist regretted the eventual violation of the regulations and the difficulties that this situation may have caused to the hospital management. It also pledged to personally assume the reparation of the financial losses that may have been caused.
