Ambulance Services Associated with Extreme Temperatures and Fine Particles in a Subtropical Island.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluated the association between the risk of events requiring ambulance services and the ambient temperature and particulate matter of 2.5 μm (PM_2.5) and 10 μm (PM₁₀) for populations living in subtropical Taiwan. We used a distributed lag nonlinear model with a quasi-Poisson function to assess the roles of ambient temperature, PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 in the use of ambulance services for respiratory distress, coma and unconsciousness, chest pain, lying down in public, headaches/dizziness/vertigo/fainting/syncope and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of each specific event were calculated in association with the ambient conditions. In general, the events that required ambulance service

SUBMITTER: Wang YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7029034 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature