Reminder: call 74444 also in case of a medical emergency
What happened?
A CERN colleague, suffering from heart trouble, went to the ‘infirmary' on the Prévessin site for medical aid. He was unaware that the ‘infirmary' was in fact no such thing, but the office of the French medical officer, and, on top of that, it was closed. He therefore took his own car and went to the CERN Fire Station on the Meyrin site (building 65). The firemen and the CERN infirmary took care of him and requested a helicopter transport to the Geneva cantonal hospital, where he received medical treatment.
What do we learn from this event?
You can call the CERN internal number 74444 also in case of serious and acute illness, not only in the event of an accident, pollution, fire, etc.
Professional aid (ambulance firemen and medical assistance, if needed) will be provided.
The CERN Fire station is located in building 65, on ‘Route Einstein', the first road on your right when you enter CERN entrance B on the Meyrin site.
It is open permanently, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
Remember that there is only one infirmary at CERN, located in building 57, also on ‘Route Einstein', open from 8 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., during working days, and during this summer, our Infirmary is open from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.