Key Points

The region’s 8 departments have been placed under an orange heat wave alert

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

• For yesterday:

  • - 26 visits to emergency rooms for heat-related illnesses; these visits primarily involved people aged 75 and older. Approximately 50% of these visits resulted in hospitalization;

  • - 21 SOS Médecins consultations for heat-related illnesses; these consultations primarily involved people under 15 years of age.