A postwoman from Villeneuve d’Ascq attacks her employer for not assisting anyone in danger. His stroke was reportedly ignored for several hours.
“Finish your work, we will call the firefighters later”. This is how the discomfort of Emeline, 25, would have been received. Today, the young woman is attacking her employer, the post office in Villeneuve d’Ascq (North) for not assisting anyone in danger. Because his discomfort was in reality a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), as the tests revealed at the hospital.
A semi-paralyzed leg
The facts unfolded last February, reports The voice of the North. Around 6 a.m., Emeline contacted her employer. She feels “very bad”, in her own words. The insistence of her superior and the lack of staff push her to overcome her discomfort. She goes to the mail distribution platform. But the discomfort does not pass.
The young woman reportedly went to the manager’s office several times. He would have told her to do her chores sitting down. It is a trade union colleague who then takes over, then the lead. He calls himself on 15. An ambulance is sent to the post office.
Contacted by France 3 Nord-Pas-de-Calais, La Poste denied the unfolding of these facts. She claims that Emeline has consistently refused to see a doctor or the emergency services.
At the hospital, the MRI scan reveals that a stroke is happening. Emeline is immediately admitted to intensive care. Emeline has since left the ward where she spent six days. But this mother of two is still suffering from the after-effects of her stroke: a partial paralysis of her left leg persists. She will also have to take “a pill for life to thin the blood and painkillers”, she explains to France 3.
Quick support
Aspirin is often prescribed after these incidents for secondary prevention. Such drugs prevent a new clot from forming and a second stroke. Because the victims are at high risk of recidivism. Emeline is also putting together her disabled worker file. The consequences could have been heavier for this young mother.
Timely management of a stroke is the key to avoiding long-term repercussions. In fact, two phenomena then occur in the brain: blood circulation is suddenly interrupted by a clot, or an artery ruptures and causes internal bleeding. Certain functions are then altered. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment can reduce mortality by up to 30%. The lesions are also less serious.
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