The emergency personnel of the Émile Roux hospital in Puy-en-Velay mobilized this Thursday, April 29, to demand more resources against insecurity after attacks, symbolically depositing white coats in front of the establishment, indicated protesters and unions.
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Three attacks took place in three weeks in the emergency room, it is a recurring problem and it is not reassuring, neither for the agents nor for the users
", declared to AFP Amandine Rabeyrin, general secretary of the CGT union -Health of Haute-Loire. About sixty staff members supported by all unions (FO, CFDT and CGT) met Thursday afternoon in front of the establishment with signs on which was written "
stop violence
" or "
what are you waiting for. protect us?
". All the trades were represented: nurses, orderlies, stretcher bearers, doctors, administrative officers. Staff are asking for a 24-hour security guard.
Friday, a nurse had been verbally assaulted by a patient and her colleague who had tried to intervene had been bitten by this man, on whom a bladed weapon had been found. "
We have more and more people uncontrollable, under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and it is often too late when the police arrive
", testified this nurse on condition of anonymity. "
The week before, another patient had attacked a stretcher bearer and a caregiver who have since been on sick leave,
" she said. “
The hospital, the emergency room, are places where stress, anguish, trauma and fear are omnipresent. Let's not add insecurity!
The staff wrote in a letter.
The management of the hospital was not immediately reachable.
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The inter-union had filed a notice of renewable strike on this subject in June 2019 and since “
no satisfactory solution has been proposed
”, according to Amandine Rabeyrin.
The management proposed this Thursday to set up a security guard at night during the weekend "
but this is not enough, the last attack took place during the week in the middle of the day!"
“, She said, planning to challenge elected officials, the Regional Health Agency and the prefecture.