[White plan and the organisation of emergency response services in France]. / Plan blanc et organisation des secours en France.

The Eemergency plans for outside hospitals (ORSEC) and inside hospitals (white plan) are often linked and must be well structured in order to respond to the tensions created by exceptional health situations. They must be designed, used and updated like toolboxes. How is the chain of care organised? What is the role of the samu (emergency medical assistance service) in the preparation, activation and coordination of the white plan?

[Emergency response plans in France]. / Les plans de secours en France.

Disaster is a risk which health professionals must learn to manage without ever being sure that they will be confronted with it. A health crisis will have potentially significant repercussions within healthcare facilities. Emergency response plans as well as a shared culture enable healthcare workers to face a crisis by being organised.