“It’s an extremely rare event. To my knowledge, it’s the first time that this has happened at the Périgueux hospital”assures Abdelmajid Tkoub, the deputy director of the Périgueux hospital center in charge of relations with users. 67-year-old man attempted to set himself on fire while he was waiting in an emergency box at the hospital center, Tuesday July 12 around 5 p.m. The information revealed by South West is confirmed at France Blue Perigord by the hospital management.
Helicoptered to the service of burn victims in Bordeaux
The sexagenarian would have set fire with a lighter. He was taken out of his box by caregivers to extinguish the flames on him, under the eyes ofpart of his family and several patients present Around. Severely burned, the emergency team immediately took care of him to provide him with first aid. The man was airlifted to the burns department of the CHU Pellegrin in Bordeaux.
A psychological unit for the patients present
According to the deputy director, “nothing allowed to anticipate” this incident. The man was calm and made coherent comments according to the caregivers on site. Management has launched an internal investigation to figure out what exactly happened. A psychological cell was opened, for the patients present, the family and the hospital agents present. A “serious event declaration” was also made by the hospital to the Regional Health Agency.