Two nurses of Attiko public Hospital in Athens have been arrested for the administration of an antibiotic to a young woman that triggered an allergic shock.
In a statement, the administration of one of the biggest hospitals in Athens speaks of “administration of wrong medication to the patient” and “without medical indication.”
The father of the 22-year-old young woman filed a lawsuit.
It is the second allergic shock incident in a public hospital in less than a month, and the fourth since summer. where wrong administration of medication or blood transfusion to the wrong patient has fatal results or just set patients’ life at high risk.
On Sunday, October 5, the 22-year-old young woman went to the “Attikon” University General Hospital after a health issue. At that time, 2 nurses, aged 48 and 55, gave her an antibiotic that she should not have taken, resulting in her developing a serious allergy.
The nurses reportedly realized that something was wrong and immediately intervened thus halting the fatal development of the anaphylactic shock.
Some media reported that the antibiotics was aimed for another patient in the ward.
An investigation by the hospital is to determine the exact circumstances of the serious incident. It has not been clarified whether the nurses knew about the young patient’s allergy or if they had not been informed.
An order was given for a forensic examination of the 22-year-old, in order to determine her health status.
The 22-year-old’s father filed a lawsuit
Police arrested the two nurses a few hours later after the incident for bodily harm by negligence, but they were later released by order of the prosecutor.
Hospital announcement
“On Sunday, October 5, 2025, at around 9:00 PM, medication was administered, without medical indication, to a patient of our Hospital and the patient experienced an allergic reaction, which was treated immediately, successfully and without any impact on her health.
For this incident, the Administration has already ordered an internal investigation.”
PS Everybody knows that public hospital personnel suffers from permanent burned-out due to shortages and very few hiring, but you can’t set your patient’s life at risk, can you?
