Key Points

Two departments are under an orange heat wave alert and four departments are under a yellow heat wave alert.

For August 30, 2017, activity levels at emergency services and SOS Médecins were comparable to those observed over the previous 7 days. Heat-related illnesses across all age groups on August 30 accounted for 0.37% of all emergency room visits (all causes, all ages) and 1.02% of all consultations (all causes, all ages) at SOS Médecins clinics.

For yesterday (August 30):

• 14 emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses across the entire region; these visits primarily involved people aged 75 and older (64%). The vast majority of these emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses were followed by hospitalization (64% among people aged 75 and older).

• 8 SOS Médecins consultations for heat-related illnesses, all involving adults.