Nearly 25 people involved in the accidents that occurred on the A35 and A352 motorways on Wednesday January 15 were taken shortly after noon by firefighters to a “reception center for those involved” set up by agents of the City of Molsheim at the mint.
Among them, Éric Walter. Leaving Strasbourg, he was heading towards Rosheim when his car suddenly skidded: “I didn’t see anything coming. I slipped 50 meters…” Like the other road wrecks collected in Molsheim, he recounted his accident to the members of the medico-psychological emergency unit (Cump) of the Samu du Bas-Rhin during a training session. common speech.
“Prevention and detection”
“We call this group “difusing”, explains Philippe Meyer, lead psychiatrist at Cump. People can thus externalize their feelings and emotions. » A crucial step after having suffered acute stress. Because if in this specific case the people received in Molsheim are unharmed or only slightly injured, they are nevertheless “likely to be psychologically impacted” underlines Doctor Meyer. This is the famous “post-traumatic shock”.
-The mission of the Cump is to carry out “prevention and identification” to prevent accident victims from developing problems. Everyone received a leaflet containing the numbers of the medical-psychological emergency cell and the psychiatric clinic of the Strasbourg civil hospital so they could contact a psychologist. Beyond this psychological support, the people welcomed at the Hôtel de la Monnaie received sandwiches and snacks from Molsheim agents while waiting to be able to return home.
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