Key Points

• Since the start of the orange alert on June 16, 2021—ending June 19, 2021—1 department under orange alert (Rhône)

• No increase between June 16, 2021, and June 19, 2021, in emergency care visits among all age groups and those aged 75 and older.

• Increase between June 16, 2021, and June 19, 2021, in the proportion of emergency department visits for heat-related conditions among coded visits (all ages) and in the proportion of hospitalizations following visits for heat-related conditions among coded hospitalizations (age 75 and older and all ages).

iCanicule indicator: an indicator comprising diagnoses of hyperthermia, dehydration, and hyponatremia for emergency department visits, and diagnoses of hyperthermia and dehydration for SOS Médecins calls.