In an area like that of Locride, where the news too often focuses on structural deficiencies and poor services, the story recorded in Bovalino represents a beautiful page of good healthcare. A story with a happy ending that demonstrates how the competence and readiness of the local network can make the difference even in the most dramatic situations.
The luck of the protagonist, suddenly struck by a serious anaphylactic shock, was that she found herself in the right place. The symptoms were sudden and devastating: acute breathing difficulties, noticeable swelling in the arms and a purplish body. In a few moments the sixty-year-old lost consciousness twice, hitting her face against a piece of furniture before collapsing to the ground. What prevented the worst was the logistical and temporal coincidence: the episode occurred near the Agape Pharmacy in Via Ternicola. The facility staff, acting with absolute coolness, immediately started the emergency protocols, promptly administering antihistamine and cortisone, alerting 118 and assisting the patient without ever leaving her alone until the rescuers arrived.
The value of this intervention found official confirmation in the following hours. The healthcare staff of the Locri hospital, once they had taken charge of the patient, complimented the pharmacists of Bovalino. The doctors underlined how the therapy and management of the first, excited minutes were technically impeccable and fundamental in saving the woman’s life. A perfect synergy that relaunches the role of local pharmacies: not simple commercial activities, but real life-saving healthcare outposts in the area.
