[COP21 - Organization and activity of a medical cover under "pressure"]

The United Nations Climate Conference (COP21) gathered in France for delegations from all around the world, with 20,000 delegates from 195 countries every day, including 150 heads of states during the first 48hours. A specific medical cover was organized in a particular "post-attacks" context and with harsh constraints due to delimitation of an inner zone under the sole UN authority ("blue zone").

To evaluate medical means involved and medical activity.

Medical cover was managed by SAMU 93 in collaboration with zonal SAMU and regional health agency for the entire site including the "blue zone". End-points: engaged workforce, number of visits, including transfers and medicalized transfers.

In "France zone" (operational headquarters): an emergency physician dispatcher and an assistant for 20 days. In "blue zone": 20 rescuers, mobile intensive care unit H24 and two emergency physicians (consultations) 12/24hours for 16 days. A total of 47 doctors, 25 nurses, 25 paramedics and 20 assistants participated in the medical service. This corresponded to three emergency physician full medical time equivalents (FMTE) for 16 days. Consultations performed: 1238 or 97/day resulting in 34 (3%) transfers including seven medicalized. Patients were 706 (57%) men and 495 (43%) women, with mean age of 43±1 years. Trauma patients were most numerous (20%).

Medical means involved were consistent for 16 days. The medical activity was sustained, but medicalized transfer rarely required.