Heat Wave and Health Alert System in Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. Update as of June 25, 2017.

Key points

4 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), there was a decrease yesterday

  • For yesterday (06/24): - 21 emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses, 52% of which involved adults aged 75 and older (n=11). Nearly 6 out of 10 visits were followed by hospitalization (57%), - 24 SOS Médecins consultations for heat-related illnesses, 42% of which involved adults aged 75 and older (n=10).

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