Health Monitoring During the Heat Wave in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Update as of July 23, 2019.

Key Points

  • Météo-France issued an orange alert for 12 departments on July 22, 2019, including 4 that had been under alert since July 21, 2019 (Ardèche, Drôme, Isère, and Rhône).

  • Total healthcare utilization: Increase between July 21, 2019, and July 22, 2019, in emergency room visits for all causes (age 75 and older).

  • Healthcare utilization for the iCanicule1 composite indicator: No increase observed between July 21, 2019, and July 22, 2019, for the iCanicule composite indicator.

1 Hyperthermia, dehydration, and hyponatremia

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