Heat Wave and Health Alert System in Occitanie. Epidemiological Update as of August 3, 2017.
Key points
One department under an orange heat wave alert and three under a yellow heat wave alert.
Since the start of the heat wave: no significant change in the number of heat-related medical calls in either the OSCOUR® or SOS Médecins networks
For yesterday:
9 emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses; these visits primarily involved people aged 75 and older. Approximately 56% of emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses were followed by hospitalization.
1 SOS Médecins consultation for heat-related illnesses; this consultation involved a person aged 44 to 74.
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