Heat Wave and Health Alert System in Occitanie. Epidemiological Update as of August 5, 2017.
Key Points
Three departments are under an orange heat wave alert and one is 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:
5 visits to emergency rooms for heat-related illnesses across the region; these visits primarily involved people aged 75 and older. Approximately 20% of emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses were followed by hospitalization.
2 SOS Médecins consultations for heat-related illnesses; these consultations involved 1 person aged 75 or older and 1 person aged 15.
In relation to
Our latest news
news
Alcohol Meter: A Review After 6 Years of Use by the French to Assess Their...
news
Extreme heat affects us all: let's adopt the right habits
news