Heat Wave and Health Alert System in Occitanie. Epidemiological Update as of August 30, 2017.
Key points
Two departments in the region are under a yellow heat wave alert.
Since the start of the heat wave: no unusual seasonal variation in heat-related medical cases within the OSCOUR® network, but an upward trend over the past 3 days in consultations conducted by SOS Médecins
For yesterday:
3 visits to emergency rooms for heat-related illnesses across the region; these visits involved individuals aged 15 and older. Two of these emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses were followed by hospitalization.
4 SOS Médecins consultations for heat-related illnesses; these consultations involved all age groups.
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