In one of the corners of the crowded waiting room, Mathias decided to sit up with difficulty, hunched over with a stomach ache. He tried to contact a doctor, but without success: “The attending physician was not available until February 8. I found one in Boulogne-Billancourt who asked me to take exams. I called on the 15th to analyze the results. They asked me urgently go to the emergency room“.
Another patient, Camilla, says: “I got pregnant, I’m losing a lot of blood, so I came to the emergency room. I’ve been here for two hours, it stresses me more than the pain”.
This waiting room measures 12 square meters and can accommodate 80 people in one day. Florian Bernas, head of the department, says: “The situation begins to get complicated. We meet great difficulties in the transfer of patients. Usually, you may have to call two or three intensive care units for severe cases. Today we can go up to eight and ten. It could be worse in Saint-Cloud. We will prepare to strengthen ourselves in anticipation of what is to come.”
A woman waits, on a stretcher, to be transferred to another hospital, which we still manage to do here. But the head of the department is categorical: “In January it will be almost impossible.”
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