Trends in Overall Activity: The number of visits and hospitalizations has risen slightly among children under 2 years of age (+5%, or 1,217 more visits; +3%, or 110 more hospitalizations) and remained stable in other age groups.

Trends in Major ConditionsThe most common conditions seen in emergency departments are stable among adults over 15 years of age, excluding ENT infections, which remain stable only among those over 75. Notably, among children under 2 years of age, there has been an increase in visits for bronchiolitis and bronchitis, and among children aged 2 to 14, an increase in isolated fevers and pneumonia.

Trends in Seasonal IndicatorsAmong children under 2 years of age, emergency department visits for bronchiolitis continued to rise over the past week, with a 12% increase in visits (+382 visits). With 3,631 weekly visits, national figures are very close to those of previous years, though regional trends remain variable. While the epidemic peak has passed in the Île-de-France region—with higher figures than in the two previous years—numbers are stabilizing in Nord-Pas-de-Calais but continue to rise in other regions.Emergency room visits for influenza/flu-like illness are rising sharply among children under 15 years of age (+68%, or +108 visits). With 630 weekly visits, case numbers remain low, consistent with a pre-epidemic period and with trends similar to those of 2012 and 2013. The trend is the same at this stage in all regions. Emergency department visits for ENT infections are up 12% across all age groups, representing an increase of 1,271 visits. With 12,148 weekly visits, the numbers are higher than those in 2012 and 2013.Emergency room visits for isolated fever and pneumonia are up by 19% and 11%, respectively, among children aged 2–14, with weekly numbers exceeding those of 2012 and 2013 for pneumonia. Among those over 75, emergency department visits for pneumonia over the past week have increased by 10% (+164 visits). Emergency department visits for asthma have increased by 14% (i.e., +12 visits) among adults over 75, but remain stable in other age groups. The level of visits for this condition remains significantly higher than in the same period of the previous two years.