A 47-year-old health executive from the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), occupying an administrative function, tried to end his life, Monday, November 8, in the enclosure of the Saint-Hospital. Louis. Several sources confirmed that the man set himself on fire in a hospital office, and that a security guard quickly intervened.
In a press release, the AP-HP specifies that “His gesture, immediately mastered by security personnel, nevertheless caused him serious injuries which were taken care of in the hospital”. The 47-year-old man, badly burned and hit by smoke, was still between life and death on Monday evening.
The security guard who rescued him was admitted immediately to the emergency room. The Paris prosecutor’s office let it be known that his condition “Does not require[ait] plus hospitalization “, from Monday evening. “Support and psychological support were very quickly put in place for professionals who so wish”, added the AP-HP in a statement.
“A shock for everyone”
The causes of the gesture of the 47-year-old administrative executive remain unknown for the moment. The Paris prosecutor’s office said an investigation was open “In search of the causes of death”.
The AP-HP affirms that the director of the university hospital group AP-HP Nord-Université de Paris and the director of the hospital immediately went there, and that a meeting on the subject would take place on Tuesday, November 9, with the health, safety and working conditions committee (CHSCT) of the Saint-Louis hospital.
The mayor of 10e district, Alexandra Cordebard (Socialist Party), wished to show all her support for the staff of the hospital. “Obviously, this remains a terrible shock for everyone, everyone is upset. Especially since the teams are already put to the test, and here they are faced with one more drama. “ She nevertheless calls for caution, saying that, according to her information, this would be a “Personal drama”.