"Le Point" hier soir
J'ai bine compris ?
15 millions de Fran�ais utilisent des psychotropes ! ?
Un probl�me de Fran�ais/Fran�aises ???
Ou un probl�me de Docs ?
... ou, comme d'habitude, un peu des deux ?
En deuxi�me item :
Le pied de guerre chaude en France
Deux questions...
1) Est-ce que parmi les pr�paratifs
Il y a un plan de mobilisation, balayage par les services publiques
(les Bleus, les Rouges, etc.) de la client�le � risque
non-institutionaliser (en r�sidences priv�es)
2) Quel pourcentage des d�c�s de la derni�re canicule vivait en
r�sidence priv�e(domicile) ?
Charles Brault EMT-P
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France Worried About Heat-Wave Readiness
By JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press Writer
PARIS - The sun is out and the jonquils are in bloom. But as spring
arrives in Paris, the warmer weather has raised questions about
whether France is ready for another heat wave like last summer's
sizzler that killed 15,000 in this country.
Retirement homes are trying to equip themselves with fans and air
conditioners, but the costs are out of reach for some.
Adehpa, an association of retirement home managers, says the
government is all talk and no new money � forcing them to shoulder an
average of $18,000 to $24,000 to install cooling systems for
individual rooms.
"With three months to go before summer, we're starting to panic,"
said spokeswoman Agnes Lafargue. "The problems we face are the same
as those last year."
Record temperatures were recorded in many major European cities last
August, with readings in France over 104 degrees. Most of the deaths
were in France, with the heat wave one of the deadliest weather
phenomena in decades.
Many causes were given for the staggering toll: staffing shortages at
retirement homes, government aloofness, the sudden heat spike and
families on vacation who left elderly relatives at home.
In recent days, French media have reported almost daily on subjects
such as the summer forecast, a surge in purchases of air
conditioners, and heat-wave preparations at retirement homes.
"Everybody is on a war footing," said Luc Broussy, who heads Synerpa,
an association of private retirement homes. "There will be extreme
vigilance."
He said retirement home staffers are practicing dousing bed sheets
with cool water and remain on alert for the need to provide extra
fluids to patients.
"We're not going to allow any surprises this year," Broussy said.
"The heat wave was an event that completely traumatized the country."
The government of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin faced heavy
criticism for its slow reaction to the heat wave � but some say the
lesson hasn't sunk in.
Hubert Falco, minister for the elderly, has sought to showcase the
government's response in trips to hospitals and retirement homes
outfitted with glitzy new air conditioning units and "cool rooms."
Health Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy urged hospitals to prepare.
The government's main response to last year's scorcher was to
recommend the elimination of an annual holiday to raise government
tax revenues that would be put toward elderly care. But the measure
has not come up yet for debate in parliament.
Last month, the Cabinet unveiled a plan to prevent heat-wave deaths,
including a rapid alert system for medical facilities.
But hospitals are being forced to cut the number of patient beds
because of summer staffing shortages, according to Patrick Pelloux, a
doctor who first raised the alarm that the heat wave was causing
casualties.
"France has not learned the lessons of this heat wave � it's sad,"
said Pelloux, who is head of an association of emergency room
physicians. "Nothing has changed."
Adehpa's Lafargue said many retirement homes will again be forced to
rely on rising numbers of volunteers and temporary workers to fill in
the staffing gaps.
Daily Le Figaro quoted an official from Meteo-France, the national
weather service, as saying it is impossible to predict whether the
mercury will approach the record levels of last August.
"If someone tells you there's going to be a heat wave this summer,
don't believe it," Michel Deque said. "You might as well flip a
coin."
But last month, researchers at the University of Bern in Switzerland,
who collected and analyzed temperature data from all over Europe,
said the climate has been generally warming and that last summer
probably was the hottest in Europe in at least five centuries.
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