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ArticleEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2015

The linkage among ambulance transports, death and climate parameters in Asahikawa City, Japan.

Hiroaki Kataoka, Kazumi Dokai Mochimasu, Akihiko Katayama, Kanae Oda Kanda, Noriko Sakano, Keiko Tanaka, Nobuyuki Miyatake

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Hiroaki KataokaDepartment of Hygiene Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1, Miki, Takamatsu, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan.
Kazumi Dokai Mochimasu
Akihiko Katayama
Kanae Oda Kanda
Noriko Sakano
Keiko Tanaka
Nobuyuki Miyatake

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Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the linkage among climate parameters, total ambulance transports and the number of deaths in Asahikawa City in northern Japan.

methodsMonthly data on total ambulance transports and the number of deaths from January 2004 to December 2011 were obtained from Asahikawa City Fire Department and the Asahikawa City official website. Climate parameters for the required period were also obtained from the Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan. To adjust for the population, we also used monthly population data on Asahikawa City. The linkage among climate parameters, total ambulance transports and the number of deaths was evaluated by ecological analysis.

resultsThe mean air temperature in the Asahikawa area was 7.3 ± 10.1 °C. Total ambulance transports (/a hundred thousand people/day) and the number of deaths (/a hundred thousand people/day) were 10.0 ± 0.6 and 2.6 ± 0.3, respectively. Using quadratic curves, total ambulance transports and the number of deaths were weakly correlated with some climate parameters. The number of deaths was weakly and positively correlated with total ambulance transports.

conclusionA weak linkage among climate parameters, total ambulance transports and the number of deaths was noted in Asahikawa City, Japan. However, these associations were not as high as expected.

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ClimateMortalityAmbulancesAnalysis of VarianceDatabases, FactualHumansIncidenceJapanPilot ProjectsWeather

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PMID25466262
PMCPMC4284251

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