Key Points

• Since August 8, 2022 (when an orange alert was issued for Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne), the heat wave affecting the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region has intensified, with a heatwave episode requiring the issuance of an orange alert for nine departments.

• Healthcare utilization for the iCanicule composite indicator: increased activity at emergency departments and SOS Médecins associations for the iCanicule composite indicator during this episode (for all ages and those aged 75 and older), with levels that nevertheless remain within normal ranges given the weather conditions. In total, 161 emergency room visits and 53 SOS Médecins interventions related to iCanicule were recorded during the alert period [August 8, 2022, to August 13, 2022], with a peak in activity observed on August 12.