Summary

In Week 45 (November 4–10), the first week back after the All Saints’ Day holiday, total emergency department activity decreased among children under 2 years of age (-12%, or 2,680 fewer visits), increased among children aged 2–14 (+22%, or 9,862 more visits), and remained stable among adults. Hospitalizations following visits followed the same trends, though to a lesser extent.

Over the past week,
- seasonal respiratory and gastrointestinal conditions were mostly stable or declining across all age groups, with the exception of visits for vomiting, which saw a slight increase, particularly among children under 2 years old (+19%, or +63 visits), and asthma attacks, which rose among 2- to 14-year-olds (+22%, or +172 visits).
- Among nonspecific indicators, there was a slight increase in visits for general malaise among both children (+6%, or +672 visits) and adults (+7%, or +68 visits).

Furthermore, among the most common conditions, there was an increase in visits for trauma (+44%), abdominal pain (+36%), and neurological disorders (+26%) among 2- to 14-year-olds, and for cardiac decompensation (+20%) among those aged 75 and older.