Key Points

• From June 25, 2019 (4:00 p.m.) to June 30, 2019 (6:00 a.m.), Météo-France issued an orange alert for the departments of the Pays de la Loire region. There were no specific regional alerts for July 1, 2019.

• Total healthcare utilization: Increase between June 25, 2019, and June 30, 2019, in SOS Médecins calls for all causes (ages 75 and older and all ages) and emergency room visits for all causes (all ages), but remaining within normal fluctuations.

• Healthcare utilization for the iCanicule¹ composite indicator: An increase between June 25, 2019, and June 30, 2019, in the proportion of heat-related conditions (iCanicule composite indicator) among coded SOS Médecins calls (ages 75 and older and all ages) and among coded emergency department visits (all ages). There was also an increase in the proportion of hospitalizations following emergency room visits for the iCanicule indicator among coded hospitalizations (all ages).

¹ Hyperthermia, dehydration, and hyponatremia