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:

  • - 17 visits to emergency rooms for heat-related illnesses. Approximately 30% of these emergency room visits resulted in hospitalization;

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