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Pas-de-Calais: several caregivers attacked in Boulogne-sur-Mer
Pas-de-Calais: several caregivers attacked in Boulogne-sur-Mer – (franceinfo)
A man attacked caregivers at a hospital in Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais), on the night of January 8 to 9, because he could no longer stand waiting in the emergency room.
In Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais), in a hospital, a man attacked several caregivers on the night of Monday January 8 to Tuesday January 9. He couldn’t stand waiting in the emergency room any longer. Shocked, the staff demands security measures. “The behavior of people who want to be treated, especially in times when emergencies are tense, is a behavior that is becoming increasingly aggressive.”indicates Rémi Pauvros, president of the Hauts-de-France Hospital Federation.
800 attacks at Nancy University Hospital in 2023
At Nancy University Hospital (Meurthe-et-Moselle), 800 attacks were recorded in 2023. “There is more and more aggression, dissatisfied people, impatient people”, indicates Anne Bickar, nurse at the Nancy CHRU, who has already received a punch in the face. According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Health, nearly 18,000 assaults were recorded in 2021 in French hospitals, or 23% more than the previous year.
