150 patients died "unexpectedly" in the emergency room in December and January. This estimate of the union Samu Urgences de France was the result of simple reports in some regions.
Having to wait overnight would increase the risk of dying in the elderly by nearly 50%, according to these results. The study was presented this Thursday at the annual congress of emergency physicians in Paris. It was conducted in mid-December on a cohort of. 150 patients who had been admitted to the hospital.