RESUMEN
The Study Group on Hospital Hygiene of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health (GISIO-SItI) and the Local Health Authority of Foggia, Apulia, Italy, after the National Convention "Safe water in healthcare facilities" held in Vieste-Pugnochiuso on 27-28 May 2016, present the "Vieste Charter", drawn up in collaboration with experts from the National Institute of Health and the Ministry of Health. This paper considers the risk factors that may affect the water safety in healthcare facilities and reports the current regulatory frameworks governing the management of installations and the quality of the water. The Authors promote a careful analysis of the risks that characterize the health facilities, for the control of which specific actions are recommended in various areas, including water safety plans; approval of treatments; healthcare facilities responsibility, installation and maintenance of facilities; multidisciplinary approach; education and research; regional and national coordination; communication.
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Instituciones de Salud/normas , Seguridad/normas , Microbiología del Agua/normas , Abastecimiento de Agua/normas , Instituciones de Salud/legislación & jurisprudencia , Promoción de la Salud , Humanos , Italia , Salud Pública/legislación & jurisprudencia , Salud Pública/normas , Factores de Riesgo , Seguridad/legislación & jurisprudencia , Purificación del Agua/legislación & jurisprudencia , Purificación del Agua/normas , Abastecimiento de Agua/legislación & jurisprudenciaRESUMEN
Nineteen-year-old Swiss Army conscripts were questioned in 1992 (n = 1361) and 1995 (n = 1050) about their opinions regarding pain and euthanasia. In 1995, 85% (1992: 71%) considered pain as a fundamental part of life, 73% (1992: 77%) thought that the patient himself should decide how to control pain, and 50% (1992: 51%) would accept the idea of euthanasia at the request of a family member with an incurable disease and in pain. Significant differences were found only in correlation to the degree of religious belief.