Overall Trends: The number of emergency department visits is down across all age groups (-3%, -11,412 visits). This decline is particularly pronounced among children under 15 (-11%, -8,942 visits). Hospitalizations following emergency department visits are also decreasing across all age groups (-3%, -2,248 hospitalizations) and are particularly pronounced among children under 15 (-8%, -719 hospitalizations). The number of visits across all age groups remains higher than those observed in 2013 and 2014 during the same period.

Trends in the Most Common ConditionsThe main conditions across all age groups are generally stable or declining. This decline is particularly pronounced among children under 15 and applies to all diagnoses.Excluding trauma, the main conditions seen in emergency departments among children aged 2–14 remain ENT infections, abdominal pain, and influenza/flu-like illness. Among adults over 75, visits for pneumonia remain stable at a higher level than in the previous two years.

Trends in Seasonal IndicatorsWith 4,762 visits over the past week, emergency department visits for influenza/influenza-like illness have decreased significantly compared to the previous week (-22%, -1,345 visits). Among adults over 75 years of age, the number of visits has stabilized (-5%, -24 visits). The numbers remain significantly higher than those in 2012 and 2013. At the regional level, flu-related emergency department activity is decreasing in all regions except Champagne-Ardenne. Hospitalizations are also down in all age groups except among those over 75, where they are stabilizing (+4%, +11 hospitalizations).Emergency department visits for acute bronchitis, pneumonia, gastroenteritis, and asthma are down across all age groups by -11% (-349 visits), -6% (-367 visits), -6% (-169 visits), and -13% (-281 visits), respectively. For the two indicators—acute bronchitis and pneumonia—activity remains significantly higher than in 2012 and 2013 during this period.Emergency department visits for other seasonal indicators (ENT infections, bronchiolitis, and isolated fever) are stable or declining across all age groups, with figures higher than in the previous two years for ENT infections and isolated fever.