The burden of extreme heat and heatwave on emergency ambulance dispatches: A time-series study in Huainan, China
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- 作者：Jian Chenga ; Zhiwei Xub ; Desheng Zhaoa ; Mingyu Xiea ; Heng Zhanga ; Shusi Wanga ; Hong Sua ; suhong5151@sina.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Heat ; Heatwave ; Ambulance dispatches ; Time-series analysis
- 刊名：Science of the Total Environment
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：15 November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：571
- 期：Complete
- 页码：27-33
- 全文大小：654 K
文摘
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Evidence on extreme heat events and emergency ambulance dispatches is sparse.
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Impacts of extreme heat events were assessed under different temperature metrics.
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More severe extreme heat was associated with higher relative risk.
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Impacts of heatwaves marginally fluctuated between different heatwave definitions.
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Lower attributable risk was found with more severe extreme heat or heatwaves.