Key Points

• Currently, the number of emergency department visits for asthma is at its baseline level

• Week 37 of 2024 (September 9–15, 2024), following the start of the school year, saw a spike in visits to hospital emergency departments in the region for asthma:

  • 551 visits across all age groups

  • 385 visits involving children aged 0 to 14, 62% of whom were aged 0 to 5

  • 147 hospitalizations following emergency department treatment, representing a hospitalization rate of 38%

• The peak in activity for SOS Médecins occurred during week 38 of 2024 (September 16–22, 2024)

  • 136 procedures across all age groups

  • 64 involving children aged 0 to 14, 48% of whom were aged 0 to 5