Heat Wave and Health Alert System in Occitanie. Epidemiological Update as of June 21, 2017.

Key Points

  • Seven departments are under an orange heat wave alert and one department is under a yellow heat wave alert.

  • Since the start of the heat wave: an upward trend in heat-related medical consultations in both the OSCOUR® and SOS Médecins networks.

  • For yesterday:

    • - +13 emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses; these visits mainly involved people aged 75 and older. Approximately 77% of these emergency room visits were followed by hospitalization;

    • - +9 SOS Médecins consultations for heat-related illnesses; these consultations involved all age groups.

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