Patrick Pelloux

Patrick Pelloux, in 2011, in front of Charlie Hebdo building after it was set on fire.

Patrick Pelloux, born in 1963 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, is a French physician and activist. He is a specialist of emergency medical services.

Biography

Patrick Pelloux became well-known in France during the 2003 European heat wave, as he was the first to denounce that thousands of people were dying, the French authorities denying it.

He writes articles in Charlie Hebdo, a satyrical newspaper, to tell how is the work of an emergency physician, since 2004.

Since 2008, he is chairman of Association des médecins urgentistes de France (a French trade union of emergency physicians). He stands against corrida.

During the Charlie Hebdo shooting, on January the 7th, 2015, he was near the magazine's building, so he was one of the first people on the spot after the shooting, being called by someone who worked for the magazine. He immediately phoned president François Hollande to tell him what had happened. He saw that some of his friends were dead and provided first aid to the others.

Bibliography

• Megghan Keneally (Jan 8, 2015). "Doctor Gets Choked Up While Talking About Charlie Hebdo Attack". ABC News.
• "«Je n'ai pas pu les sauver»: le témoignage poignant de Patrick Pelloux" (in French). Libération, via AFP. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
• "Les histoires du docteur Pelloux dans « Charlie »" (in French). Le Monde. 2005-01-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)