Heat Wave and Health Alert System in Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. Update as of July 7, 2017.

Key points

6 departments under an orange heat wave alert and 3 departments under a yellow heat wave alert

Since the start of the heat wave: a gradual increase in calls for heat-related medical issues across both networks (OSCOUR® and SOS Médecins).

For yesterday (07/06):

  • 19 emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses; these visits mainly involved adults aged 45 and older (89%). The majority of these emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses were followed by hospitalization (68%).

  • 13 SOS Médecins consultations for heat-related illnesses; these consultations involved both children under 15 (n=4) and people aged 75 and older (n=4).

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