Médecin urgentiste en van : un tour de France des urgences

Young emergency room doctor Ilona Bellotto made an unconventional choice: to travel by van and work in various emergency departments across France. In this episode, she recounts her "Tour de France of Emergency Rooms," her observations on the ground, the early onset of mental fatigue, and her refusal to settle into a routine that doesn't suit her. She also shares her project to train people in life-saving techniques, conducted in CrossFit gyms between shifts. A very practical discussion about care, commitment, and alternative ways to practice medicine without leaving the field. Episodes mentioned: #32: Boarding a Floating Hospital #25: A Day in the Life of an HR Director at a Hospital To contact Ilona: Instagram: Save_the_rep Email: [email protected] 00:00 – Why Emergency Medicine Is No Longer Enough for Her 01:03 – A Shift, a Van, Another Way of Providing Care 02:37 – Why She Chose Emergency Medicine 04:50 – “The Medicine We Are Made to Practice Isn’t the Medicine We Should Be Practicing” 06:39 – ER: Unintentional Mistreatment 07:52 – Looking for Other Opportunities to Avoid Settling Down 10:27 – Why She Refuses to Only Do Temporary Work 11:09 – The Turning Point of the ER Tour de France 14:00 – First Shift: Chaos and the Reality on the Ground 18:38 – Lack of training in life-saving techniques 20:41 – CrossFit and first aid: the initial idea 23:49 – Organizing first aid workshops 25:17 – A typical session: theory, practice, and WOD (Workout of the Day) 26:53 – The equipment carried in the van 29:10 – Partners, rejections, and project coherence 32:19 – Zero days off and mental fatigue 36:29 – What she observes in each department 40:34 – Good ideas seen elsewhere 43:05 – Training by stepping outside your comfort zone 44:14 – And after the Tour de France? 48:53 – Advice for healthcare workers 50:07 – What this project brings her 53:49 – How to contact her