The director of the ARS (Regional Health Agency), Aurélien Rousseau, asked Wednesday, October 7 for the triggering of “white plan”In all hospitals in Paris and Ile-de-France. This approach makes it possible to anticipate and prepare for “a very strong tide”.
What does the “white plan”?
Each healthcare establishment has a system to be triggered in the event of a crisis. It is called “white plan”. The goal is to urgently mobilize all kinds of resources at its disposal to deal with an influx of patients or an exceptional health situation. The “white plan” also stipulates that each establishment must have an “operational crisis unit”, led by a representative. All the different levels of intervention, emergency plans, medical organization and recommendation sheets are grouped together in a guide to help develop the white plan. The occupancy rate of resuscitation beds, in relation to people with Covid-19, is of concern to health professionals and epidemic surveillance organizations. On the territories placed in “maximum alert zone”, Like Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne and Seine-Saint-Denis,“white plan”Is engaged and reinforced.
What is the situation in Ile-de-France?
Paris and its small crown are in “maximum alert zone”Since October 5. In week 40 (September 28 to October 4), the incidence rate in Paris is 306 / 100,000 inhabitants and the R (number of contaminations for 1 case) is significantly greater than 1: 1.12. On the hospital side, they are “under pressure”. The hospitalization rate was 11% and the weekly intensive care admissions rate was 2.35 / 100,000 inhabitants. Tuesday, October 6, more than 40% of intensive care beds were occupied by Covid-19 patients, according to the ARS. As of October 9, 2,571 people are hospitalized (+65 in 24 hours) and 451 in intensive care (+3 in 24 hours). Epidemic indicators are important for monitoring the evolution of Covid-19 and avoiding saturation of hospital services. Aurélien Rousseau therefore decided, “in view of the pressure on intensive care beds and conventional hospitalization” to ask “the directors of health establishments in the region to launch their white plan to mobilize all their resources and anticipate the days to come.”The activation of the“ reinforced white plan ”implies a deprogramming of activities, the possibility of recalling nursing staff and staff, such as interns.
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