Impact of Extreme Temperatures on Ambulance Dispatches Due to Cardiovascular Causes in North-West Spain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15465199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Santiago Gestal Romaní (0000-0002-6154-7865, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, corresponding author), Dominic Royé (0000-0002-5516-6396, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), Luis Sánchez Cervera de los Santos, Adolfo Figueiras (0000-0002-5766-8672, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 23 |
| Pages | 9001-9001 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17239001 |
| PMID | 33287148 |
| OpenAlex | W3108657802 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
Introduction and objectives . The increase in mortality and hospital admissions associated with high and low temperatures is well established. However, less is known about the influence of extreme ambient temperature conditions on cardiovascular ambulance dispatches. This study seeks to evaluate the effects of minimum and maximum daily temperatures on cardiovascular morbidity in the cities of Vigo and A Coruña in North-West Spain, using emergency medical calls during the period 2005-2017. Methods. For the purposes of analysis, we employed a quasi-Poisson time series regression model, within a distributed non-linear lag model by exposure variable and city. The relative risks of cold- and heat-related calls were estimated for each city and temperature model. Results. A total of 70,537 calls were evaluated, most of which were associated with low maximum and minimum temperatures on cold days in both cities. At maximum temperatures, significant cold-related effects were observed at lags of 3-6 days in Vigo and 5-11 days in A Coruña. At minimum temperatures, cold-related effects registered a similar pattern in both cities, with significant relative risks at lags of 4 to 12 days in A Coruña. Heat-related effects did not display a clearly significant pattern. Conclusions. An increase in cardiovascular morbidity is observed with moderately low temperatures without extremes being required to establish an effect. Public health prevention plans and warning systems should consider including moderate temperature range in the prevention of cardiovascular morbidity
Apparent temperature · Climate change · Climatology · Confidence interval · Distributed lag · Environmental health · Extreme heat · Geography · Maximum temperature · Medical emergency · Meteorology · Poisson regression · Relative risk · Statistics · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Environmental Science · Global Health Care Issues · Mathematics · Medicine · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |