Health Monitoring During the Heat Wave in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region. Update as of August 2, 2022.

Key Points

  • Météo-France issued an orange alert for one department (Vaucluse) and yellow alerts for four departments on August 1, 2022.

  • Total healthcare utilization: No increase between July 31, 2022, and August 1, 2022, in emergency care utilization for all causes among all age groups and those aged 75 and older.

  • Healthcare utilization for the iCanicule composite indicator: No increase between July 31, 2022, and August 1, 2022, in the proportion of visits to emergency facilities in the Oscour® network for heat-related conditions (iCanicule composite indicator) among all age groups and those aged 75 and older; a slight increase in the proportion of SOS Médecins diagnoses among all age groups.

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