emergency services articles Tag

Sunstroke: symptoms and remedies

emains warm). It is also necessary to rehydrate her by having her drink cool, non-ice water. In the most severe cases, it is essential to call the emergency services, but while waiting for hospitalization, cooling the person is an essential gesture. ...

09
May
2008

Mushrooms: beware of poisoning!

suming mushrooms, it is necessary to immediately contact a poison control center (www.centres-antipoison.net) or call 15. Do not hesitate to contact emergency services as soon as possible as mushroom poisoning can be serious, even fatal. 4- How to limit the risks of poisoning? To limit the risk of ...

01
Sep
2014

Understanding the population alert system in 5 questions

chool. Only use the telephone in case of a life-threatening emergency in order to not overload the telephone networks essential to the action of the emergency services. ...

02
Mar
2022

Electrical load shedding in France: how does it work?

people. But, in reality, there are exceptions. Indeed, these organized cuts may not affect certain sites defined as priority: - hospitals - emergency services - police stations and gendarmerie brigades - departmental fire and rescue services SDIS - Prisons - industri ...

22
Dec
2022

The rescue code: a QR code to stick on your windshield

ker with a smartphone or tablet to know exactly how to extricate you from your vehicle. These little stickers therefore make it easier and faster for emergency services to work in the event of an accident. It should also be noted that the reading of these QR codes is only possible for the rescue ...

07
Mar
2023

Fire prevention: Météo France launches a forest weather forecast.

European emergency number). Deaf or hard of hearing people will use 114, the emergency number dedicated to them. • indicate the location of the fire as accurately as possible to the emergency services, giving the address or geolocating the site using your mobile phone. ...

09
May
2023