French army docs had been despatched to Switzerland to assist assess the situation of the wounded
A group of French army docs was dispatched to Switzerland for a “mission to assess burn victims with a view to their evacuation” the French Ministry of the Armed Forces instructed Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Friday.
This group, made up of a plastic surgeon, an anesthetist, a specialist nurse and a firefighter physician, ought to arrive on web site early Friday afternoon, in response to this supply.
“She will stay for several days to support the work of the Swiss health authorities” and can take part within the analysis of burn victims “with a view to their evacuation to the competent structures depending on the state of the lesions”.
In France, the burn models of the military well being service have been placed on alert, notably within the army hospitals of Percy in Clamart, close to Paris, and Sainte-Anne in Toulon. “in close cooperation with the Ministry of Health for the appropriate distribution in the short and medium term of burn patients in Switzerland”added the ministry.
Three folks injured within the Crans-Montana fireplace – two French folks and a Swiss – had been hospitalized Friday morning in Lyon and Paris. Swiss authorities have requested France to accommodate eight extra sufferers, in response to French diplomatic spokesperson Pascal Confavreux.
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