SynthesisThe Science of the total environment2021
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on heatstroke-related ambulance dispatch in the 47 prefectures of Japan.
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- 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
- Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection does not increase heat stress during one hour of exercise in a hot and moderately humid environment.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Effects of high summer temperatures on heatstroke-related ambulance dispatches in Japan: A nationwide time-stratified case-crossover analysis.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
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- Enhancing health resilience in Japan in a changing climate.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023Review
- The Intersection of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the 2021 Heat Dome in Canadian Digital News Media: A Content Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and well-being of ambulance care professionals: A rapid review.PloS one · 2023Review
- Are mega-events super spreaders of infectious diseases similar to COVID-19? A look into Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics to improve preparedness of next international events.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2023Article
- A comprehensive survey analysis focusing on the effect of living literacy on residential environment and health recognition under COVID-19 in Japan.Indoor air · 2022Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency admission for patients with stroke: a time series study in Japan.Neurological research and practice · 2021Article
- COVID-19 pandemic modifies temperature and heat-related illness ambulance transport association in Japan: a nationwide observational study.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021Observational
- The Significance of Observing the Risk of Non-communicable Diseases after Large-scale Disasters and Communicable Disease Epidemics.JMA journal · 2021Review
- Evaluation of the physiological changes in prehospital health-care providers influenced by environmental factors in the summer of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.Acute medicine & surgeryArticle
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Abstract
In 2020, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought a huge impact in daily life and has prompted people to take preventive measures. In the summertime, however, the Japanese government has cautioned that some COVID-19 pandemic conditions may affect the risk to heatstroke. This study investigated how the COVID-19 pandemic setting affected heatstroke-related ambulance dispatches (HSAD). Daily HSAD data and relevant weather parameters from June to September from 2016 to 2020 of 47 prefectures in Japan were obtained from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) database. A binary variable representing COVID-19 impact was created, whereby years 2016 to 2019 were coded as 0, while 2020 as 1. We employed a two-stage analysis in elucidating the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on HSAD. Firstly, we regressed HSAD with the COVID-19 binary variable after adjusting for relevant covariates to obtain prefecture-specific effect estimates. Prefecture-specific estimates were subsequently pooled via random effects meta-analysis in generating the pooled estimate. Pooled Relative Risk (RR) of HSAD during the COVID-19 pandemic was 0.78 (95% Confidential Interval [CI], 0.75-0.82). We found an overall statistically significant decrease in HSAD risk during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. Specifically, the decrease in the risk of HSAD may be linked to the COVID-19 precautionary measures such as stay-home request and availability of alternative consultation services, which may have decreased the direct exposure of the population to extreme heat.
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