Health Monitoring During the Heat Wave in the Pays de Loire Region. Update as of August 16, 2022.

Key Points

  • Between August 9, 2022, and August 13, 2022, Météo-France issued an orange alert for two departments (Loire-Atlantique and Vendée) and a yellow alert for three departments (Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, and Sarthe).

  • Total healthcare utilization: No increase between August 9, 2022, and August 13, 2022, in visits to emergency departments in the Oscour network for all causes among all age groups and among those aged 75 and older. Moderate increase between August 9, 2022, and August 13, 2022, in SOS Médecins calls for all causes (primarily among those aged 75 and older). However, the observed values remained within normal fluctuations.

  • Healthcare utilization for the iCanicule composite indicator: An increase between August 9, 2022, and August 13, 2022, in the proportion of SOS Médecins procedures for iCanicule among all coded procedures (for all ages and those aged 75 and older).

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