Impact of Extreme Temperatures on Ambulance Dispatches Due to Cardiovascular Causes in North-West Spain
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Settings
2.2. Healthcare Data
2.3. Temperature Data
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
AN/AF | Attributable number/fraction |
RR | Relative risk |
Tmin | Minimum temperature |
Tmax | Maximum temperature |
MMT | Minimum morbidity temperature |
95% CI | 95% confidence interval |
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Maximum Temperatures (°C) | Minimum Temperatures (°C) | Calls (Number) | |||||||
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City | Mean | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | Minimum | Maximum | Total | Mean | Maximum |
Vigo | 18.9 | 4.2 | 40.8 | 10.1 | −2.8 | 22.5 | 37278 | 7.9 | 23 |
A Coruña | 19.2 | 4.5 | 39.5 | 10.5 | −2.0 | 23.6 | 33259 | 7.1 | 18 |
City | Exposure | Effect | * AF% (95 CI%) | ‡ AN (95 CI%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
A Coruña | Maximum | cold | 14 (5.4. 21.6) | 4650 (1782, 7199) |
A Coruña | Maximum | heat | 0.3 (−0.3. 0.8) | 103 (−96, 270) |
Vigo | Maximum | cold | 7.4 (−1.8. 15.3) | 2751 (−659, 5710) |
Vigo | Maximum | heat | 0.4 (−0.2. 0.9) | 142 (−59, 319) |
A Coruña | Minimum | cold | 15.7 (7.3. 23.5) | 5224 (2443, 7823) |
A Coruña | Minimum | heat | 0.3 (−0.2. 0.7) | 89 (−81, 231) |
Vigo | Minimum | cold | 3.9 (−5.6. 12.5) | 1448 (−2083, 4666) |
Vigo | Minimum | heat | 0.5 (−0.1. 0.9) | 169 (−32, 339) |
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Romani, S.G.; Royé, D.; Sánchez Santos, L.; Figueiras, A. Impact of Extreme Temperatures on Ambulance Dispatches Due to Cardiovascular Causes in North-West Spain. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 9001. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17239001
Romani SG, Royé D, Sánchez Santos L, Figueiras A. Impact of Extreme Temperatures on Ambulance Dispatches Due to Cardiovascular Causes in North-West Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(23):9001. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17239001
Chicago/Turabian StyleRomani, Santiago Gestal, Dominic Royé, Luis Sánchez Santos, and Adolfo Figueiras. 2020. "Impact of Extreme Temperatures on Ambulance Dispatches Due to Cardiovascular Causes in North-West Spain" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 23: 9001. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17239001