Health Monitoring During the Heat Wave in Brittany. Update as of August 16, 2022.

Key Points

  • Météo-France has issued an orange heat wave alert for the departments of Finistère and Morbihan from August 10 to 13, 2022.

  • Total healthcare utilization: No increase between August 10, 2022, and August 13, 2022, in emergency care utilization (hospital and SOS Médecins) for all ages and for those aged 75 and older.

  • Healthcare utilization for the iCanicule composite indicator: An increase between August 10 and 13, 2022, in the proportion of SOS Médecins procedures for iCanicule among coded procedures (all ages). On August 13, peak in SOS Médecins procedures for the composite indicator (iCanicule) (n = 6, representing 1.2% of coded diagnoses).

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