Salerno – Five hundred bodycams have been distributed to healthcare workers to put an end to assaults. This is the decisive and concrete decision of the Salerno Local Health Authority (ASL), which is institutionalizing the pilot project launched last February. Starting this week, the devices will be distributed widely to professionals working in the most at-risk departments: psychiatry, emergency, and prison medicine.
This is one of the most advanced projects at the national level, promoted in one of Italy's largest healthcare facilities. Bodycams—small wearable video cameras with a front-facing screen—have demonstrated an immediate deterrent effect on potential attackers. They record only when activated and are used exclusively in critical situations, in full compliance with privacy regulations. All recordings are deleted after 48 hours, except in exceptional cases related to emergencies or documented violent incidents.
“Technological innovation is part of the strategy to ensure operator safety”, declared the general director of the ASL Salerno, Gennaro Sosto. "We wanted to combine prevention with technology, making it part of a cultural journey based on communication and training. Our goal is clear: to protect those who are on the front lines every day in the most complex departments."
The project, overseen by Anna Bellissimo, director of the Clinical Risk Unit, and Fortunata Russo, coordinator for the prevention unit, is accompanied by an informational video distributed on the local health authority's digital channels, in which 118 emergency personnel illustrate the methods and purposes of using the devices. To complement the initiative, training courses have been launched for all participating operators.
Article published by Vincenzo Scarpa on July 22, 2025, at 12:10 PM
Vincenzo Scarpa, Journalist for Cronache della Campania and
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The idea of bodycams for healthcare workers seems interesting to me, but I don't know if it's the right solution to reduce assaults. People can react in unexpected ways, and technology can't always help. We need to think carefully.