Key Points

• Seven departments are under an orange heat wave alert and one department is under a yellow heat wave alert.

• Since the start of the heat wave: an upward trend in heat-related medical consultations in both the OSCOUR® and SOS Médecins networks.

• For yesterday:

  • - +13 emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses; these visits mainly involved people aged 75 and older. Approximately 77% of these emergency room visits were followed by hospitalization;

  • - +9 SOS Médecins consultations for heat-related illnesses; these consultations involved all age groups.