Effects of high ambient temperature on ambulance dispatches in different age groups in Fukuoka, Japan

Global Health Action
Kazuya KotaniHirohisa Takano

Abstract

The 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. This 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. We 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. The relative risk of ambulance dispatches at the 85th and 95th percentile...Continue Reading

References

Sep 1, 1987·Journal of Applied Physiology·R K Anderson, W L Kenney
Jun 3, 2006·Resuscitation·Koichi Tanigawa, Keiichi Tanaka
Jan 24, 2009·Environmental Health Perspectives·Kim KnowltonPaul English
Sep 18, 2009·Environmental Health : a Global Access Science Source·Rupa Basu
Sep 3, 2010·Statistics in Medicine·A GasparriniM G Kenward
Sep 1, 2007·Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine·Yasushi HondaIwao Uchiyama
May 21, 2011·International Journal of Biometeorology·Sara Lauretta MartinNeil Tremblay
Aug 10, 2011·Environmental Health Perspectives·Xiaofang YeShilu Tong
Nov 20, 2012·Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine·Masahide KondoYasushi Honda
May 24, 2013·International Journal of Biometeorology·Chris Fook Sheng NgAkinori Takami
Jun 14, 2013·International Journal of Epidemiology·Krishnan BhaskaranBen Armstrong
Aug 29, 2013·Prehospital and Disaster Medicine·Lyle R TurnerShilu Tong
Oct 1, 2013·International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health·Stefano Zauli SajaniPaolo Lauriola
Dec 25, 2013·Industrial Health·Jianjun XiangAlana Hansen
Feb 21, 2014·Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism = Physiologie Appliquée, Nutrition Et Métabolisme·Jill M StapletonGlen P Kenny
Mar 13, 2014·Psychophysiology·Jennifer KempAndré Dufour
Sep 23, 2014·Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health·Takehiro MichikawaHiroshi Nitta
Jan 27, 2015·Occupational and Environmental Medicine·Ariane Adam-PoupartFrance Labrèche
Mar 20, 2015·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Noriko TakahashiMasahiro Hashizume
May 2, 2015·Environmental Health Perspectives·Antonio GasparriniBen G Armstrong
Jun 19, 2015·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Xerxes T SeposoYasushi Honda
Aug 8, 2015·Environmental Health Perspectives·Samantha L KingsleyGregory A Wellenius
May 6, 2016·International Journal of Biometeorology·Jian ChengHong Su
May 29, 2016·The Science of the Total Environment·Saira TasminHiroshi Nitta
Nov 9, 2016·Environmental Pollution·Yuming Guo
Mar 30, 2017·Temperature : Multidisciplinary Biomedical Journal·Ahmad Munir Che MuhamedMartin William Thompson
Jul 25, 2017·Environmental Research·Martina S RagettliMartin Röösli

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Dec 26, 2019·Nihon eiseigaku zasshi. Japanese journal of hygiene·Kazuya KotaniHirohisa Takano
Feb 5, 2021·Open Access Emergency Medicine : OAEM·Ohmi WatanabeKenichi Yokota
Mar 24, 2021·Journal of Biomedical Informatics·Essam A RashedAkimasa Hirata
Jun 22, 2021·PloS One·Nishat Tasnim ToostyKen-Ichi Tanaka

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Software Mentioned

R
DLNM

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.