Heat Wave and Health Alert System in Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. Update as of June 24, 2017.

Key points

7 departments under an orange heat wave alert and 3 departments under a yellow heat wave alert

  • Since the start of the heat wave: following a gradual increase in heat-related medical cases across both networks (OSCOUR® and SOS Médecins), a decline began yesterday

  • For yesterday (06/23): - 31 emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses; 42% of these involved adults aged 75 and older (n=13). Half of these cases resulted in hospitalization (52%), - 25 SOS Médecins consultations for heat-related illnesses, 40% of which involved adults aged 75 and older (n=10).

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