Effects of high ambient temperature on ambulance dispatches in different age groups in Fukuoka, Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The elderly population has been the primary target of intervention to prevent heat-related illnesses. According to the literature, the highest risks have been observed among the elderly in the temperature-mortality relationship. However, findings regarding the temperature-morbidity relationship are inconsistent.

Objectives

This study aimed to examine the association of temperature with ambulance dispatches due to acute illnesses, stratified by age group. Specifically, we explored the optimum temperature, at which the relative health risks were found to be the lowest, and quantified the health risk associated with higher temperatures among different age groups.

Methods

We used the data for ambulance dispatches in Fukuoka, Japan, during May and September from

SUBMITTER: Kotani K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5827789 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature