The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed One in ten French ER units should go: report Dozens of emergency service units in France are not treating enough patients to be viable and should be downgraded, a new report being studied by the health ministry argues. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150831/france-should-slash-emergency-services-report-health Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:14:48 +0200 france-should-slash-emergency-services-report-health Ambulance hit with six fines on emergency call Two ambulance drivers in Lyon, who delivered a sick patient to a local hospital recently were slapped with six traffic violations during the emergency call out. Slamming the penalties as nonsense the company has vowed to contest the fines. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130806/ambulance-drivers-get-traffic-tickets-after-life-saving-journey Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:55:00 +0200 ambulance-drivers-get-traffic-tickets-after-life-saving-journey French firefighters to use hypnosis on victims Firefighters in eastern France have turned to an unconventional method to soothe accident victims, launching a pilot project to try hypnosis to ease the distress of drivers trapped in their cars, among other high-stress emergency scenarios. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130603/french-firefighters-to-use-hypnosis-on-victims Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:46:38 +0200 french-firefighters-to-use-hypnosis-on-victims