ArticleGlobal health action2018
Effects of high ambient temperature on ambulance dispatches in different age groups in Fukuoka, Japan.
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- A Nationwide Comparative Analysis of Temperature-Related Mortality and Morbidity in Japan.Environmental health perspectives · 2023Pooled it
- Heat, heatwaves, and ambulance service use: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological evidence.International journal of biometeorology · 2023Pooled it
- Heatstroke-related ambulance dispatch risk before and during COVID-19 pandemic: Subgroup analysis by age, severity, and incident place.The Science of the total environment · 2022Pooled it
- Survey reveals heatstroke awareness and prevention in Fukuoka City, Japan.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- A Long-Term Projection for Emergency Ambulance Services Demand in Taipei and the Related Effects by Temperature.Emergency medicine international · 2026Article
- Association between ambient temperature and genitourinary emergency ambulance dispatches in Japan: A nationwide case-crossover study.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2024Article
- Estimation of the number of heat illness patients in eight metropolitan prefectures of Japan: Correlation with ambient temperature and computed thermophysiological responses.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Impact of low-intensity heat events on mortality and morbidity in regions with hot, humid summers: a scoping literature review.International journal of biometeorology · 2022Article
- Investigating age and regional effects on the relation between the incidence of heat-related ambulance transport and daily maximum temperature or WBGT.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2021Article
- Temperature-sensitive morbidity indicator: consequence from the increased ambulance dispatches associated with heat and cold exposure.International journal of biometeorology · 2021Article
- Knowledge discovery from emergency ambulance dispatch during COVID-19: A case study of Nagoya City, Japan.Journal of biomedical informatics · 2021Article
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- Prediction Model of Deep Learning for Ambulance Transports in Kesennuma City by Meteorological Data.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2021Article
- Impact of Maximum Air Temperature on Ambulance Transports Owing to Heat Stroke During Spring and Summer in Tottori Prefecture, Japan: A Time-stratified Case-crossover Analysis.Yonago acta medica · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe 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.
objectivesThis 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.
methodsWe used the data for ambulance dispatches in Fukuoka, Japan, during May and September from 2005 to 2012. The data were grouped according to age in 20-year increments. We explored the pattern of the association of ambulance dispatches with temperature using a smoothing spline curve to identify the optimum temperature for each age group. Then, we applied a distributed lag nonlinear model to estimate the risks of the 85th-95th percentile temperature relative to the overall optimum temperature, for each age group.
resultsThe relative risk of ambulance dispatches at the 85th and 95th percentile temperature for all ages was 1.08 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.05, 1.12] and 1.12 (95% CI: 1.08, 1.16), respectively. In comparison, among age groups, the optimum temperature was observed as 25.0°C, 23.2°C, and 25.3°C for those aged 0-19, 60-79, and ≥80, respectively. The optimum temperature could not be determined for those aged 20-39 and 40-59. The relative risks of high temperature tended to be higher for those aged 20-39 and 40-59 than those for other age groups.
conclusionsWe did not find any definite difference in the effect of high temperature on ambulance dispatches for different age groups. However, more measures should be taken for younger and middle-aged people to avoid heat-related illnesses.
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