SOS Médecins National Newsletter, May 22, 2018

Summary

In Week 20 (May 14–20), total activity at SOS Médecins clinics declined across all age groups (-16%, or -12,260 visits).

With the exception of meningitis in children (+40%), visits across all age groups for seasonal illnesses are down and have returned to the same level as the previous two years. This decline follows a significant increase in Week 19 (May 7–13, 2018).

Visits related to non-specific symptoms are stable or even declining among children and adults.

Among the most common conditions, there was an increase in visits for acute abdominal pain among 2- to 14-year-olds (+14%) and for falls among those over 75 (+5%).

Publishing year: 23

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