Sonia Mabrouk's guest on Europe 1 Thursday, Philippe Juvin, head of the emergency department of the Georges Pompidou European Hospital, is obviously expecting to receive fragile patients suffering from the heat wave. Because for the moment, they are mostly young people.

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At this time of heat wave, all eyes are obviously turning to the thermometer ... And emergencies, which are preparing to wipe the consequences of these hot weather. But "for two days, there is an influx of patients who are not what we usually expect," said Philippe Juvin, Europe 1, head of the emergency department at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris.

"24 to 48 hours before the arrival of fragile patients"

These patients are indeed "young people who find it very funny to party at night because the weather is nice, it's hot, it's the holidays, and so they drink alcohol and make Whatever, we find them in a state of drunkenness, with traumas, wounds ... We have this every night, "says Philippe Juvin.

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Nothing very abnormal, however, according to him: "traditionally, when it is very hot, we have a delay of 24 to 48 hours before the arrival of the fragile patients", underlines the one who is also LR Mayor of La Garenne-Colombes, in the Hauts-de-Seine. If some elderly patients have already been admitted for dehydration, arrivals should be more massive from Friday morning, feared Philippe Juvin.

"There are still people who have not understood anything"

His service may well overflow in the coming days. "It is true that a few years ago, emergencies were congested at two times of the year: during the flu in winter and during the heat wave in summer.The great novelty is that emergencies are now congested all year round, "he says. "To this already tense flow is added a tip, which is extremely difficult to swallow.It is there, our concern."

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But the doctor may belong to the Republicans, far from him is the idea of ​​wanting to debate the attitude of the government and its Minister of Health, Agnès Buzyn. "She's in her role, she's reminiscent of common-sense measures, it annoys some who think we've heard enough, but if that's the case, I would not be here to talk to you about the influx of Patients in emergencies, everyone would protect themselves, this is not the case. And to blow: "There are still people who have not understood anything ..."