Nurse attacked over refusal to give patient methadone

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 14 - An ER nurse in the hospital of Agordo near Belluno on Monday was punched by a patient after she refused to give her methadone in the latest of a series of acts of violence against healthcare personnel in Italy.
    After punching the nurse, the patient, who was accompanied by a man, pulled out a knife and threated her, according to first responders.
    The couple, who are known to police, were reported to the authorities.
    The government last month upped jail time for people attacking medical staff to a maximum of five years as part of a new decree approved by the cabinet to address a wave of assaults on doctors and other hospital personnel throughout the country. (ANSA).