Key Points In its heat wave advisory issued on July 18, 2016, at 4:00 p.m., Météo-France placed a total of 12 departments in mainland France under an orange heat wave alert (+5 compared...

Summary A brief but intense heat wave, the first serious consequences of which were two worker deaths and the mobilization of emergency services at two children’s camps. An increase in...

Preliminary Results of the Study on Population Exposure to Major Pollutants In order to address residents’ concerns following the results of environmental monitoring campaigns of soils...

Key Points Nationwide, the number of emergency room visits and SOS Médecins consultations for conditions directly related to heat (hyperthermia/heatstroke, dehydration, hyponatremia)...

Key Points The Heat Wave and Health Alert System (SACS) is the health component of the National Heat Wave Plan (PNC), led by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS,...

Highlights Outpatient Care Overall activity at SOS Médecins associations remains stable in the departments affected by the heat wave alert. SOS Médecins activity for heat-related...

Summary Asthma Activity at SOS Médecins and hospital emergency departments is on the rise and above seasonal averages. Heat-related illnesses Indicators for heat-related illnesses are...

Summary Asthma: Activity at SOS Médecins and hospital emergency departments is on the rise and above seasonal averages. Heat-related illnesses: Indicators for heat-related illnesses are...

Summary In week 27, the following trends were observed: - A decrease in emergency room visits for asthma compared to the previous two weeks. - An increase in emergency room visits for burns.