Key Points

• From August 18, 2023, to August 22, 2023, amid a heat wave, 12 departments were placed under an orange alert (covering 96.0% of the regional resident population) and 1 department under a yellow alert (covering 4.0% of the regional resident population). Given the increasing intensity of the heat wave, Météo-France proposed on August 23, 2023, that 10 departments in the region (Aude, Aveyron, Gard, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Hérault, Lot, Lozère, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, representing 85.2% of the region’s resident population) and a level 3 warning for 3 departments (Ariège, Hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées-Orientales, representing 14.8% of the region’s resident population).

• No increase between August 18, 2023, and August 22, 2023, in the use of emergency care among all age groups and those aged 75 and older.

• An increase between August 18, 2023, and August 22, 2023, in the proportion of SOS Médecins calls related to iCanicule among coded calls (especially among adults aged 15 and older), and in the proportion of emergency room visits related to iCanicule among coded visits (especially among adults aged 15 and older).