[Emergency plans in crisis situations]

Laure Alhanati; Hugues Lefort; Noémie Galinou; Catherine Rivet; Stéphane Travers; Jean-Pierre Tourtier

doi:10.1016/j.revinf.2017.02.002

[Emergency plans in crisis situations]

Rev Infirm. 2017 Apr;66(230):14-17. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2017.02.002.

[Article in French]

Authors

Laure Alhanati¹, Hugues Lefort², Noémie Galinou¹, Catherine Rivet¹, Stéphane Travers¹, Jean-Pierre Tourtier¹

Affiliations

¹ Service médical d'urgence, Brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris, 1 place Jules-Renard, 75017 Paris, France.
² Service médical d'urgence, Brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris, 1 place Jules-Renard, 75017 Paris, France. Electronic address: hdlefort@gmail.com.

PMID: 28366250
DOI: 10.1016/j.revinf.2017.02.002

Abstract

In November 2015, in Paris, a wave of terrorist attacks brought horror to France. The medical and nursing teams were severely tested but demonstrated efficiency and courage. The organisation of the emergency response requires fast and essential decision making and actions.

Keywords: attentat; care; emergency; emergency plan; evacuation; plan de secours; soin; terrorist attack; urgence; évacuation.

MeSH terms

Emergencies*
Emergency Medical Services*
Humans
Paris
Terrorism*