SAMU (MÉDECINS DE GARDE)

Appeal number 02 41 33 16 33 is valid for the entire department. It leads to the CHU of Angers, where a doctor of permanence is listening, 24/24 and 7 j/7, for general medical emergencies. This number provides ongoing medical attention to determine and trigger as quickly as possible the most appropriate response to the nature of appeals: medical advice, private ambulance, general practitioner, resuscitation ambulance (hospital mobile unit), rapid response vehicle or health helicopter for the most serious cases. When you call, you must specify the maximum amount of information such as your name, the name of the person who is ill or injured, age, sex, place where it is, the reason for the appeal. Following this information, the medical team will ask you different questions in order to clarify the victim's condition, his behavior… The 15 is a number reserved for vital emergencies.