Toulouse University Hospital: an intern found dead after his night on call

An investigation was carried out into the matter. opened by the Toulouse public prosecutor's office after the discovery of the inanimate body. of an intern at the Pierre-Paul Riquet hospital. If the causes of death are not yet known, the first findings would suggest that there may be a suicide.

A young medical intern died on Tuesday May 7 at the Toulouse University Hospital after having been killed. found inanimate, reports France Bleu Occitanie. According to the first elements collected on site, the young man, aged aged 26, wasé found unconscious late in the morning in his on-call room at the Pierre-Paul Riquet hospital. According to hospital management, he had worked at the hospital. in the operating room in anesthesia and resuscitation until 2 a.m., before returning to his room like à habit. An intern at the Toulouse hospital, the medical student had just returned to the Pink City after having carried out & ;eacute; two semesters of internship in different hospitals in the region.

Privileged suicide

In shock, the team of caregivers immediately took care of him upon the discovery of the body inanimate, but he was already there. too late. If the causes of death are still not yet known, the circumstances of this terrible tragedy would suggest that there may be a suicide. In order to shed light on this matter, an investigation was carried out. opened by the Toulouse public prosecutor's office to investigate the causes of death. An autopsy should also be carried out on the young man's remains, as well as toxicological analyses.

In a press release, the management of the hospital as well as the faculty of medicine addressed their "most sincere condolences & the family to the loved ones of this young intern. The latter also added that a listening and support system would be put in place "without delay for the benefit of the interns", but also & ;agrave; all medical and paramedical professionals.