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Impact of high ambient temperature on unintentional injuries in high-income countries: a narrative systematic literature review.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Temperature discomfort impairs everyday cognition: a pilot study using smartwatch-based ecological momentary assessment.Environmental research communications · 2026Article
- Impact of Daily Maximum Temperature on Emergency Department Arrivals and Acuity Levels.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Associations between injury occurrence and environmental temperatures in the Australian and German professional football leagues.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2025Article
- Increased Emergency Department Medical Imaging: Association with Short-Term Exposures to Ambient Heat and Particulate Air Pollution.Radiology · 2024Article
- Recent developments in Achilles tendon risk-analyzing rupture factors for enhanced injury prevention and clinical guidance: Current implications of regenerative medicine.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2024Review
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- More than Mortality: Heat, Climate Change, and Injury-Related Hospitalization in China.Environmental health perspectives · 2024Article
- The impact of apparent temperature on the emergency visits for traumatic fractures in Hangzhou, China.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Quantification of the Heat-Related Risk and Burden of Hospitalizations for Cause-Specific Injuries and Contribution of Human-Induced Climate Change: A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Study in China.Environmental health perspectives · 2024Article
- Temperature-related emergency injury visits in Hanoi, Vietnam.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2024Article
- The Impact of Climate Change on Aeromedical Retrieval Services in Remote Northern Australia: Planning for a Hotter Future.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- High ambient temperatures associations with children and young adult injury emergency department visits in NYC.Environmental research, health : ERH · 2023Article
- A Systematic Review of Post-Work Core Temperature Cooling Rates Conferred by Passive Rest.Biology · 2023Review
- Work accidents, climate change and COVID-19.The Science of the total environment · 2023Review
- Temperature-related mortality in China from specific injury.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Association between ambient temperatures and injuries: a time series analysis using emergency ambulance dispatches in Chongqing, China.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Risk Factors of Work-Related Head and Neck Injuries: A National Survey.Iranian journal of public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesGiven the likelihood of increased hot weather due to climate change, it is crucial to have prevention measures in place to reduce the health burden of high temperatures and heat waves. The aim of this review is to summarise and evaluate the evidence on the effects of summertime weather on unintentional injuries in high-income countries.
design3 databases (Global Public Health, EMBASE and MEDLINE) were searched by using related keywords and their truncations in the title and abstract, and reference lists of key studies were scanned. Studies reporting heatstroke and intentional injuries were excluded.
results13 studies met our inclusion criteria. 11 out of 13 studies showed that the risk of unintentional injuries increases with increasing ambient temperatures. On days with moderate temperatures, the increased risk varied between 0.4% and 5.3% for each 1 °C increase in ambient temperature. On extreme temperature days, the risk of injuries decreased. 2 out of 3 studies on occupational accidents found an increase in work-related accidents during high temperatures. For trauma hospital admissions, 6 studies reported an increase during hot weather, whereas 1 study found no association. The evidence for impacts on injuries by subgroups such as children, the elderly and drug users was limited and inconsistent.
conclusionsThe present review describes a broader range of types of unintentional fatal and non-fatal injuries (occupational, trauma hospital admissions, traffic, fire entrapments, poisoning and drug overdose) than has previously been reported. Our review confirms that hot weather can increase the risk of unintentional injuries and accidents in high-income countries. The results are useful for injury prevention strategies.
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