Seniors: nurses keep watch during the heat wave

The heat affects everyone and especially seniors, already affected by the heat wave in 2003. Since then, to fight against the high heat, a plan has been created to help them. This plan is currently being put in place to counter the heat wave. The liberal nurses, in particular, watch that the elderly do not suffer too much. “Right away, we make sure she’s not confused, that she has the right answers, that she doesn’t have dark circles around her eyes”indicates a nurse in the Oise.

Faced with scorching temperatures, it is essential to be vigilant to Marie Odile Guillon, nurse for 36 years. The slightest walk can be expensive, as was the case for one of his patients. “He decided to go and do his garden, in full sun, along his house and then during the night, he felt bad, he no longer had the strength to walk, to get up, it’s the typical example of dehydration”, Explain Marie Odile Guillon. To avoid other cases like that one, the nurse remains very vigilant with her patients.