2023-04-19 08:53:31
Health Minister François Braun asked the French on Wednesday to first call 15 to be advised by a doctor, in the event of a health problem. The goal: to avoid saturation of emergencies.
Pour «unclog all emergency servicesby the end of 2024 as promised Monday evening Emmanuel Macronthe Minister of Health François Braun asked the French on RMC on Wednesday to first call the Samu to have “the most suitable answer to his problem».
Faced with the problems of hospitals, the Minister of Health repeated that he had no “Magic wand“. But he judgedpossible», «in any case essential“, the objective set by the Head of State. “There is a range of solutions to put in place, it will not be the same everywhere“, he said, giving some examples:”regulate the entry of emergency services, it works; set up hospital beds downstream of the emergency room so that patients do not stay for hours on stretchers, it works».
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The 15th, to “have an appropriate response”
According to him, it is above all necessary to stop systematically going to the emergency room when faced with the slightest symptom: “If in doubt, call 15, which is gradually becoming the healthcare access service.“, he pleaded. “You have to go through 15 to get the most suitable response to your problem: a doctor will give you advice or send you a resuscitation team.“, he explained.
François Braun, however, acknowledged that in some cases, “you might wait a little longer or drive a little more miles to see a doctor or not». «What matters most to me is that vital emergencies are taken care of.“, he said.
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