Summary

In Week 6 (February 5–11), all-cause emergency department visits decreased among children (-8%, or 7,942 fewer visits), particularly among those aged 2–14 (-10%), and remained stable among adults. Hospitalizations following emergency department visits were slightly down among children (-3.7%, or 341 fewer hospitalizations).

Visits for seasonal illnesses were stable or down across all age groups. In particular, visits for influenza/flu-like illness were down across all age groups (-11%, or 485 fewer visits across all ages) and accounted for 1.4% of total activity (approximately 3% among adults and less than 1% among children). The proportion of associated hospitalizations remained stable in week 6. Among children under 2 years of age, visits for bronchiolitis decreased by 12% (-199 visits). For all seasonal conditions combined, the proportion of emergency department visits in overall activity is comparable to that of the previous two years. Among nonspecific indicators, an increase is observed in children under 2 years of age for visits due to malaise (+26%, or +34 visits) and conjunctivitis (+12%, or +23 visits). After an increase in weeks 3 and 4 and a stabilization in week 5, visits for asthma among children are down (-15.5%, or -276 visits).

Among the most common conditions, visits for dermatological issues increased by 13% among children under 2 years of age. Among adults, visits for trauma increased by 7.6% (4,245 more visits), peaking in the Île-de-France region on Wednesday, February 8, due to weather conditions (2,669 visits vs. 1,218 the previous Wednesday). Finally, there was an increase in strokes among people aged 75 and older (+8.6%, or +116 visits).