Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the link between ambulance transports due to heat stroke and air temperature by using daily data of ambulance transports in Okayama prefecture, Japan. Daily observations for ambulance transports due to heat stroke from July to September in 2010 in Okayama prefecture, Japan were obtained from Fire and Disaster Management Agency in Japan. Data of meteorological parameters in Okayama prefecture, Japan were also obtained from Japan Meteorological Agency. Effect of meteorological parameters on ambulance transports due to heat stroke was analyzed. A total of 1133 ambulance transports due to heat stroke were observed in from July to September of 2010 in Okayama prefecture, Japan. Ambulance transports due to heat stroke was significantly correlated with air temperature. In addition, number of subjects with ambulance transports due to heat stroke over 34°C in the highest air temperature was 21.2 ± 9.8 per day. Higher air temperature was closely associated with higher ambulance transports due to heat stroke by using daily data in Okayama, prefecture, Japan.
Highlights
Global warming has become public health challenge and heat stroke is considered to be severe problem according to global warming [1]
We evaluated the relationship between ambulance transports due to heat stroke and air temperature by using daily data (Table 2)
We firstly evaluated the association between ambulance transports due to heat stroke and meteorological parameters by using daily data of ambulance transports in 2010 in Okayama prefecture, Japan
Summary
Global warming has become public health challenge and heat stroke is considered to be severe problem according to global warming [1]. We have previously showed that estimated changes in mean temperature was 2.05 ̊C for 50 years in Okayama city, Okayama prefecture, Japan [2]. Using monthly data of total ambulance transports, higher air temperature was closely associated with higher total ambulance transports in Okayama [3] and Takamatsu [4] area, Japan. Ambulance transports due to heat stroke was closely linked to higher air temperature in all 47 prefectures in Japan by ecological study [5]. The link between heat stroke and air temperature by using daily data still remains to be investigated in Okayama prefecture, Japan. We investigate the relationship between ambulance transports due to heat stroke and air temperature by using daily data in Okayama prefecture, Japan
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