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Strasbourg hospital A&E disrupted by illicit drone deliveries to nearby prison

Since early August, the Hautepierre University Hospital heliport has been shut down at night because of drone "deliveries" to Elsau prison.

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00:00Since 28th of July, emergency helicopters have stopped landing at night at Haute-Pierre Hospital in Strasbourg.
00:06The reason? The presence of civilian drones at night in the helipad area.
00:11These drones, loaded with packages, are headed for the nearby Elso prison.
00:15Cell phones, cigarettes and drugs are dropped there.
00:18In Strasbourg, as in all prisons accounts France, this delivery method is on the rise.
00:23From 9pm to 6am, helicopters are therefore redirected to a nearby hospital
00:28before patients are transferred by ambulance.
00:31This procedure comes at a cost. First and foremost, a human cost.
00:34An additional team must be mobilized.
00:37And in terms of time, caring for the patients takes an extra 30 to 40 minutes.
00:41There may be patients with whom, finally, this additional delay of 30-40 minutes
00:48can occur a risk, either vital, or functional, or prolonged recovery,
00:54or longer or longer.
00:55But it will explain.
00:57For the prefecture and health authorities, the challenge is to find a solution quickly.
01:01The possibility of landing on a football field near the hospital is being explored.
01:10The choice of the triBook of the sea and the sea and the swatheep are in the east.
01:13It will keep goingậy and it's really difficult for all the people of the sea and the sea.
01:13The electoral field is a damaging form of camps.
01:13In Fame is the invite to build a northern system.
01:14In a stable region of the sea and the sea and the sea.

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