Key Points

In Week 37 (September 7–13, 2026), the second week of the new school year, the number of emergency department visits among children rose (+22%, or +15,291 visits), as did the number of hospitalizations following a visit (+22%, or +1,582 hospitalizations). These indicators remained stable compared to the previous week among adults.

Indicators for ENT, respiratory, and infectious conditions were on the rise, primarily among children:

• ENT conditions in children (+51%, or +2,541 visits);
• asthma: +154%, or 1,564 visits, among children, and +18%, or 161 visits, among adults;
• dyspnea, respiratory failure: +83%, or +155 visits, among children, and +7%, or +236 visits, among adults;
• bronchiolitis in children under 1 year of age (+115%, or +220 visits);
• isolated fever in children (+12%, or 343 visits);
• influenza/flu-like illness in children (+61%, or +92 visits);
• suspected COVID-19 in children (+19%, or +37 visits) and in adults (+34%, or +78 visits).

These indicators were at levels comparable to or lower than in previous years, except for influenza/flu-like illness, which was very slightly higher than the values typically observed during this period.

Among children, there was also an increase in visits for digestive disorders:

• abdominal pain, mainly nonspecific, among 2- to 14-year-olds (+25%, or +800 visits), at a level slightly higher than in previous years;
• vomiting (+16%, or +178 visits);
• gastroenteritis among children under 2 years of age (+13%, or +135 visits).

There was also an increase in the following indicators, primarily among children:

• trauma among children aged 2–14 (+22%, or 4,638 more visits);
• feeling unwell among children (+27%, or +166 visits);
• neurological symptoms (including epilepsy, migraine, headache, dizziness, and convulsions) among children aged 2–14 (+24%, or +181 visits), at levels slightly higher than in previous years;
• chest pain among 2- to 14-year-olds (+44%, or +170 visits);
• allergies among children aged 2–14 (+11%, or +63 visits) and among adults aged 15–74 (+6%, or +112 visits).