| Titre : | Heat wave morbidity and mortality, Milwaukee, Wis, 1999 vs 1995 : An improved response ? (2002) |
| Auteurs : | Marc-G WEISSKOPF ; Henry-A ANDERSON ; Kathleen BLAIR ; Seth FOLDY ; Lawrence-P HANRAHAN ; Peter-D RUMM ; Thomas-J TOROK ; City of Milwaukee Health Department. Milwaukee. WI. USA ; Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Madison. USA |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 92, n° 5, 2002) |
| Pagination : | 830-833 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Etats Unis ; Amérique ; Morbidité [épidémiologie] ; Epidémiologie ; Homme ; Etat santé ; Mortalité ; Morbidité ; Tendance séculaire ; Chaleur ; Amérique du Nord |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS iR0xG67g. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This study examined whether differences in heat alone, as opposed to public health interventions or other factors, accounted for the reduction in heat-related deaths and paramedic emergency medical service (EMS) runs between 1995 and 1999 during 2 heat waves occurring in Milwaukee, Wis. Methods. Two previously described prediction models were adapted to compare expected and observed heat-related morbidity and mortality in 1999 based on the city's 1995 experience. Results. Both models showed that heat-related deaths and EMS runs in 1999 were at least 49% lower than levels predicted by the 1995 relation between heat and heat-related deaths or EMS runs. Conclusions. Reductions in heat-related morbidity and mortality in 1999 were not attributable to differences in heat levels alone. Changes in public health preparedness and response may also have contributed to these reductions. |
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