Temperature related mortality and ambulance service interventions during the heat waves of 2003 in Ticino (Switzerland)
Temperature related mortality and ambulance service interventions during the heat waves of 2003 in Ticino (Switzerland)
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DOI：
10.1007/s00038-006-0026-z
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
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Cassis, Ignazio
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Cerutti, Bernard;Tereanu, Carmen;Cassis, Ignazio
目的：本研究调查了潜在的增加死亡率和救护车紧急服务的需求，特别是老年人，在蒂奇诺在2003年夏天。方法：死亡率和紧急救护车干预率进行了比较，从前几年的记录。我们认为，整个人口，65岁及以上，以及75岁及以上。结果：2003年的人口死亡率与前几年没有显着差异。2003年6月第一次热浪期间，老年人死亡人数与预期值有小而大的偏差，但对季节结果没有重大影响。救护车服务干预的数量比前几年更大。结论：这些结果与其他研究的结果是一致的。热浪（尤其是六月）与救护车呼叫数量增加有关。除了一些地理、气候和社会因素具有保护作用外，应急服务的反应可能有助于降低死亡率。
Objectives: This study investigates a potential increase in mortality and in the demand for ambulance emergency services among the elderly in particular, in Ticino in the summer of 2003.Methods: Mortality rates and emergency ambulance interventions rates were compared with records from the previous years. We considered the whole population, aged 65 and over, as well as 75 and over.Results: The 2003 mortality in the population was not significantly different from the previous years. The number of deaths among the elderly showed a small but significant deviation from the expected values during the first heat wave in June 2003, with no significant impact on the seasonal results. The number of ambulance service interventions was larger than during the previous years.Conclusion: These results are consistent with findings in other studies. The heat waves (especially in June), were correlated with a higher number of ambulance callouts. In addition to some geographic, climatic, and social factors that had a protective impact, the response of the emergency services is likely to have contributed to a certain reduction in mortality.