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In Paris, people placed in police custody are taken to the medical-legal unit of the Hôtel Dieu hospital when they need to see a doctor. In this emergency service, unique in France, doctors and psychiatrists work at the request of the prosecutor and their certificates play an essential role in the judicial follow-up of a case. Victims who have filed a complaint are examined in the same unit. In this service, which is both medical and legal, headed by forensic doctor Caroline Rey-Salmon, the care teams examine, carry out examinations, and decide whether the patient's state of health allows them to be kept in police custody. Investigators, judges, and lawyers travel to the hospital for the needs of the investigation. The medical-legal unit of the Hôtel Dieu hospital is a courtroom in the hospital. Director: DOMINIQUE LENGLART Follow us on social media: Facebook: / urgencestv