Heat Wave and Health Alert System in Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. Update as of June 22, 2017.

Key points

10 departments under an orange alert and 2 departments under a yellow alert

  • Since the start of the heat wave: an upward trend in heat-related medical cases across both networks (OSCOUR® and SOS Médecins).

  • For yesterday (June 21): - 30 emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses; these visits primarily involved people aged 75 and older (57%). Half of the emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses were followed by hospitalization; - 13 SOS Médecins consultations for heat-related illnesses; these consultations primarily involved people aged 15–44 (n=6).

Publishing year: 23

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