Emergency services were unable to resuscitate her. A six-month-old girl died early Thursday morning at the Carhaix gendarmerie (Finistère) where she lived with her parents, reveals the newspaper The Poher. The death was linked to respiratory problems. The weekly notes, however, that the tragedy occurred at a time when the emergency rooms of the city’s hospital center are closed.
Since September 4, the service has been regulated every day of the week between 6:30 p.m. and 8 a.m. In Carhaix, many are wondering if the tragedy could have been avoided thanks to rapid treatment of the little girl in the emergency room.
A demonstration to safeguard emergencies on Saturday
In a press release addressed to the various media, the management of the Brest University Hospital, on which the Carhaix hospital depends, affirms that “the death is not linked to the regulation of emergencies and renews all its support for the family at this time. moment of mourning. She also assures that “regulating an emergency service does not mean closing emergency rooms”, specifying that “57 patients have been treated” in the emergency room of Carhaix hospital at night since September 1.
For several months, elected officials and residents of Central Brittany have been mobilizing to demand the opening of the emergency department night and day. A new demonstration is also due to be held this Saturday in Quimper.