Heat Wave and Health Alert System in Occitanie. Epidemiological Update as of June 24, 2017.
Key Points
The four coastal departments are under a yellow alert on the map dated June 23, 2017, at 4:00 p.m.
Since the start of the heat wave: the number of heat-related medical cases in both the OSCOUR® and SOS Médecins networks has stabilized following an initial increase.
For yesterday:
- 16 visits to emergency rooms for heat-related illnesses, including 10 among those aged 75 and older. 50% of emergency room visits were followed by hospitalization;
- 5 SOS Médecins consultations for heat-related conditions.
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