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According to a report by our colleagues at *Le Petit Bleu d’Agen*, a firefighter from the Houeillès fire station – a small town situated 50 kilometres west of Agen – has died in an accident…

That New Year’s Eve will remain etched in the memories of the eight police officers from the Specialised Field Brigade (BST) and the Anti-Crime Brigade (BAC) in Juvisy, in the Essonne department, in…

On the evening of 29 December, two vehicles belonging to the SDIS 42 fire service were stolen from the grounds of the Montbrison fire station, near Saint-Étienne. After…

The victim is conscious and is experiencing chest pain. On initial assessment, the victim shows signs of respiratory distress: follow the appropriate protocol for a…

Chest pain is a symptom experienced by a patient that occurs suddenly, either at rest or during physical exertion, and is localised in the chest. Causes include several…

Ensure the victim is conscious; remove the victim from any factors that may have triggered the attack (smoky or polluted air, dust); ensure the victim rests and place them in the… position

An asthma attack is a breathing difficulty caused by inflammation and contraction of the smooth muscle fibres in the bronchioles (small airways), leading to a sudden narrowing of their diameter.…

Never restrict the victim’s movements at any stage of the seizure. For adults or children: At the start of the seizure, lay the victim on the floor, if they are not…

A generalised convulsive seizure is a disturbance in the brain’s electrical activity which manifests externally as a loss of consciousness and/or a fixed stare, accompanied by uncontrolled muscle movements of…

The victim has lost consciousness; follow the procedure for dealing with a victim who has lost consciousness. The victim is conscious but showing signs of neurological distress…

A cerebrovascular accident (CVA), sometimes referred to as a stroke, is a sudden neurological deficit of vascular origin (where the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted). The term ‘accident’ is…

Stop the bleeding immediately; apply a pressure dressing, using a dressing soaked in a haemostatic agent if necessary, to the stump even if there is no bleeding; complete the assessment…