Association between ambient temperatures and injuries: a time series analysis using emergency ambulance dispatches in Chongqing, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global warming and increasing extreme weather have become a severe problem in recent years, posing a significant threat to human health worldwide. Research exploring the link between injury as one of the leading causes of death globally and ambient temperature was lacking. Based on the hourly injury emergency ambulance dispatch (IEAD) records from 2019-2021 in the main urban area of Chongqing, this study explored the role of temperature extremes on the pathogenesis of injury by different mechanisms and identified sensitive populations for different mechanisms of injury.

Methods

In this study, we collected hourly injury emergency ambulance dispatch (IEAD) records from Chongqing Emergency Dispatch Center in the main urban area of Chongqing from 2019 to 2021, and use

SUBMITTER: Chen ZY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10188285 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature