Heat Wave and Health Alert System in Occitanie. Epidemiological Update as of June 20, 2017.
Key Points
An upward trend in heat-related illness (HRI) cases at hospital emergency rooms and SOS Médecins over the past 7 days.
The majority of these cases involved people aged 75 or older and children under 15.
Approximately 40% of emergency room visits were followed by hospitalization.
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