HEALTH Victim of headaches and difficulty swallowing and speaking, a psychiatrist from Nice calls 15 who concludes that he has angina. A few hours and five calls later, he will go himself to the emergency room where he is treated for a stroke
Signs indicating directions to a Nice University Hospital (Illustration) — SYSPEO/SIPA
On September 19, the consequences could have been very It’s different for Anthony, a young psychiatrist from Nice. Despite diagnoses of angina by the Samu, he decided to to go to the emergency room. He was actually having a stroke.
According to Nice-Matin, at who this doctor delivered his testimony, that evening, it all began; by violent headaches and an impossibility to to swallow and speak. Minutes pass but her symptoms do not. After a first call to 15, where the regulator does not understand what Anthony is trying to say, the neighbor of the psychiatrist describes his case to a doctor who concludes angina.
Five calls, five refusals
The professional promises to call SOS doctor indicating that they will spend “during the night”, reports the local daily. Worried, the companion of Anthony who follows his adventures by messages, recalls the Samu. This is the third call. The regulator remains on the diagnosis of the doctor. Same answer for a friend of the couple, a medical student, who tries to make the couple understand. how serious the situation is. The neighbor tries again to his turn on the side firefighters who refer to 15.
The young man decides to surrender himself. me in the emergency room after seeing his reflection in the mirror. Part of his face is paralyzed. Unable to drive in his condition, a passer-by in the street reminds him of the Samu. Fifth call and fifth refusal of service. It’s finally an Uber that made the ambulance.
Three hours later after his first symptoms, the Niçois is finally taken care of in the emergency room and treated. by thrombolysis, which is only possible up to the point of 4.5 hours after the onset of stroke signs. Two months later, he succeeded in speak again thanks to; rehabilitation. He specified to the regional newspaper that he did not want to file a complaint.