An intern at Purpan hospital was found unresponsive in an on-call room Tuesday, May 7 in the early morning. The 4th semester anesthesia and intensive care resident was on call in the emergency room. Was it a suicide, an overdose or a natural death? The causes of his death remain unknown.
The Toulouse university hospital center confirmed this Wednesday, May 8, the death of an intern at the Purpan hospital in Toulouse. The young man was found unresponsive in his guard room.
The events took place during the night of Monday May 6 to Tuesday May 7. An intern, on internship at the Toulouse University Hospital and aged 26, was found unresponsive in an on-call room at the Pierre-Paul Riquet Hospital.
Emergency department, Purpan hospital in Toulouse
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Returning from 2 semesters of internship in hospitals in the region, the anesthesia and intensive care intern, in the 4th semester was on call in the emergency room. Around 2 a.m., he left the block to go to his guard room where he was discovered a few hours later.
Despite the immediate intervention of the shock relief teams to resuscitate him, the young professional died. The circumstances of his death remain unclear. According to some sources, the young man took drugs from the zombie. Facts refuted by the caregivers who discovered it.
Is it an overdose, with a desire to “shoot” oneself with too high a dosage, a suicide or a natural death? The causes of the intern’s death are not known at this time. An autopsy of the body must take place. An investigation has been opened.
Toulouse University Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine “would like to send their most sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of this young intern.” The hospital staff also show their full support to the community of interns affected by this brutal death.
A listening and support system was immediately put in place for interns and more widely offered to all medical and paramedical professionals.
