Key Points

• From July 21, 2019 (4:00 p.m.) to July 27, 2019 (6:00 a.m.), amid a heat wave, Météo-France issued an orange heat wave alert for the region’s 12 departments.

• Total healthcare utilization: Increase between July 21, 2019, and July 26, 2019, in emergency room visits for all causes (age 75 and older), hospitalizations following emergency room visits for all causes (age 75 and older), and hospitalizations following emergency room visits for all causes among all emergency room visits for all causes (all ages).

• Healthcare utilization for the iCanicule¹ composite indicator: Increase between July 21, 2019, and July 26, 2019, in the proportion of emergency room visits for iCanicule among coded visits (age 75 and older and all ages), the proportion of hospitalizations following visits due to iCanicule among coded hospitalizations (age 75 or older and all ages), and the proportion of SOS Médecins procedures due to iCanicule among coded procedures (all ages).

¹ Hyperthermia, dehydration, and hyponatremia