title: [Defusing of victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris. Elements of assessment one-month post-event].
abstract: The terrorist attacks (fusillades and suicide attacks) in Paris on 13 November 2015 have had a major psychic impact on all individuals directly or secondarily exposed to them. Medico-psychological unit (CUMP) of the Paris Île-de-France region's immediate care services were immediately mobilized and rapidly strengthened by all regional medico-psychological units (CUMP) throughout the country. Psychological assistance has been provided in several key points of Paris and specifically in the 11th district City Hall of Paris where Lyon's Medico-psychological unit was located. These specific immediate psychological assistances, referred to as a "defusing process" by the medico-psychological unit (CUMP), are mostly devoted to provide the victims with an entry point to a psychological healthcare relationship and give them a first sense of soothing and relief even though they do not prevent further psychological care follow up for the victims. Nonetheless, the potential therapeutic effect of this "defusing process" has not yet been sufficiently established nor demonstrated by any scientific study. A phoning survey was carried out one-month post-terrorist attacks and interviewed the 129 victims who benefited from the "defusing process" conducted by Lyon's medico-psychological unit (CUMP) in order to collect data and assess its effects. These people, whether directly exposed, bereaved relatives or witnesses, whose average age is 35, are mostly living in the Île-de-France region. Most of them present a high score on the IES-R scale, whether they were directly exposed, bereaved relatives or witnesses. Almost all of them (96.5%) experienced at least one medical care contact within this one-month post-trauma period with psychotropic medication for 37% of them. Regarding the defusing conducted by Lyon's medico-psychological unit (CUMP) in the 11th district City Hall of Paris, it appears that 93% of the victims who were looked after indicated that they were satisfied and 87.4% of them stated that they were soothed afterwards.
authors.affiliation: Cellule d'urgence médico-psychologique Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes (CUMP 69), hôpital Édouard-Herriot, avenue Rockfeller, 69003 Lyon, France; SAMU de Lyon, hôpital Édouard-Herriot, 5, place d'Arsonval, 69003 Lyon, France. Electronic address: nathalie.prieto@chu-lyon.fr.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prieto
authors.affiliation: Cellule d'urgence médico-psychologique Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes (CUMP 69), hôpital Édouard-Herriot, avenue Rockfeller, 69003 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cheucle
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, 290, route de Vienne, 69008 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Faure
authors.affiliation: Cellule d'urgence médico-psychologique Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes (CUMP 69), hôpital Édouard-Herriot, avenue Rockfeller, 69003 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Digard
authors.affiliation: Cellule d'urgence médico-psychologique Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes (CUMP 69), hôpital Édouard-Herriot, avenue Rockfeller, 69003 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dalphin
authors.affiliation: Cellule d'urgence médico-psychologique Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes (CUMP 69), hôpital Édouard-Herriot, avenue Rockfeller, 69003 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pachiaudi
authors.affiliation: Cellule d'urgence médico-psychologique Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes (CUMP 69), hôpital Édouard-Herriot, avenue Rockfeller, 69003 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simond
authors.affiliation: Cellule d'urgence médico-psychologique Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes (CUMP 69), hôpital Édouard-Herriot, avenue Rockfeller, 69003 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Darbon
authors.affiliation: Cellule d'urgence médico-psychologique Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes (CUMP 69), hôpital Édouard-Herriot, avenue Rockfeller, 69003 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Collinet
authors.affiliation: Cellule d'urgence médico-psychologique Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes (CUMP 69), hôpital Édouard-Herriot, avenue Rockfeller, 69003 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Habibi
authors.affiliation: SAMU de Lyon, hôpital Édouard-Herriot, 5, place d'Arsonval, 69003 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: P-Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Gueugniaud
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019548:Crime Victims; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010297:Paris; D011570:Psychiatry; D011584:Psychology; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D023481:Terrorism / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Attentat; Cellule d’urgence médico-psychologique; Defusing; Evaluation; Immediate care; Medico-psychological unit; Soins immédiats; Terrorist attacks in Paris; Évaluation