Trends in Overall Activity

Over the past week, overall activity at SOS Médecins clinics has decreased by 9%, with patient numbers similar to those in 2012 and 2013. This decline affects all age groups but is most pronounced among children under 15 (-18%, or 2,345 fewer visits).

Trends in Major Conditions

The most common conditions remained stable or declined across all age groups. Notable increases were observed in visits for insect bites among children under 15 (+18%, or +55 visits) and for cardiac conditions among adults over 75 (+16%, or +25 visits).

Trends in seasonal indicators

Visits for insect bites are on the rise among children under 15 (+18%, or +55 visits) and among adults over 75 (with the number of visits increasing from 11 to 28), but are stabilizing among adults under 75. With 680 weekly visits, activity related to this indicator is higher than in the summers of 2012 and 2013. The allergy indicator is up 27% among children under 2 years of age (an increase of 18 visits) but is stable or declining in other age groups. The number of cases is slightly higher than in 2012 and 2013. Visits for general malaise are on the rise among children under 15, though with low numbers (rising from 10 to 23 visits over the past week) and are stable among adults. The numbers observed are similar to those in 2012 and 2013. After a week of sharp increases, visits for heat-related conditions (heatstroke, dehydration) are declining across all age groups (all ages combined: -39%, or 65 fewer visits for heatstroke; -17%, or 15 fewer visits for dehydration). The numbers are similar to those observed during the summer of 2012 and significantly lower than those of the summer of 2013.Visits for asthma attacks have risen slightly among adults over 75 (+22%, or +5 visits) but have decreased in other age groups (-40% among children, -18% among adults under 75), with numbers within the expected range for the season.