Tag: emergencies
Emergencies: is there an increase in serious incidents?
In recent months, the media coverage of several deaths in emergency rooms has given rise to a debate on the supposed failure of these hospital services. In this podcast, Camille…
The suicide of a patient in psychiatric emergencies in Toulouse causes emotion
In front of the psychiatry department of Purpan hospital, in Toulouse, February 20, 2024. PATRICK BATARD / HANS LUCAS Ten days after the suicide of a patient in the psychiatric…
“The first emergency remains emergencies”
QWhat will the French remember from the Prime Minister’s statements? The regularization of foreign doctors, the on-call obligation for all self-employed doctors, access gateways for paramedical professions and the creation…
MHFA: Learn how to respond correctly to mental health emergencies
MHFA How to learn mental health first aid © melita / Adobe Stock In typical first aid courses, immediate measures for medical emergencies are learned – but only for physical…
Faced with saturated emergencies, the Strasbourg hospital installs a mobile unit in its parking lot
Tatiana Geiselmann (in Strasbourg) / Photo credits: Estelle Ruiz / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP 12:34 p.m., December 25, 2023modified to 12:35 p.m., December 25, 2023 The holiday…
Carhaix: a six-month-old little girl dies, the closure of nighttime emergencies called into question: Femme Actuelle Le MAG
Residents are still in shock. On the night of Wednesday September 27 to Thursday September 28, 2023, a 6-month-old girl died following a respiratory problem in the town of Carhaix,…
SMURs, services responsible for vital emergencies, affected in turn by closures
In the emergency department of the Robert-Boulin hospital in Libourne (Gironde), August 25, 2023. UGO AMEZ/SIPA Overheated emergencies, closed services, filtering at the entrance by calls to 15… Unsurprisingly, the…
Emergencies: a “ten-year decline in public service, in the supply of care to the sick”, warns Patrick Pelloux
While the heat is setting in this weekend over a large part of France and Météo France has placed 28 departments on heat wave orange vigilance, are the hospital services…
Quiz Series: Grey’s Anatomy or Emergencies? Make the good choice !
Have you watched all the seasons of “ER”, and are you up to date on “Grey’s Anatomy”? But are you really unbeatable on these two medical series that have marked…
Emergencies: the Ministry of Health recommends calling 15 to avoid summer congestion
Faced with the risk of overcrowding in the Emergency Department, which is particularly sensitive in the summer period, the Ministry of Health recommends dialing 15, which is being gradually transformed…
Macron’s speech: unclogging emergencies… yes, but how?
Reserved for subscribers Emmanuel Macron’s promise seems difficult to keep, even if the subject is of major importance. By Marc Payet In his speech on April 17, Emmanuel Macron made…
Help in emergencies: women draw attention to themselves with these code words
help in emergency situations With these code words, women draw attention to themselves With discreet hand signals and code words, those affected by harassment can seek help in dangerous situations.…