THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND HEAT WAVES ON DAILY EMERGENCY AMBULANCE CALLS IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, J Bobvos *, A Páldy **, A Vámos *, L Gorove *** * - Capital Institute of the National Public Health Service, Budapest ** - “Fodor József” National Center for Public Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Budapest *** - Budapest Centre of Ambulance Service
Daily emergency ambulance calls were studied:Daily emergency ambulance calls were studied: cardiovascular diseases: a sum of the following diagnoses: ICD-9: 386, , 458, heat stroke 992;cardiovascular diseases: a sum of the following diagnoses: ICD-9: 386, , 458, heat stroke 992; respiratory diseases: ICD ;respiratory diseases: ICD ; ill defined symptoms: 780, 781, ;.ill defined symptoms: 780, 781, ;.
During the studied periodDuring the studied period emergency calls were registered, out of them emergency calls were registered, out of them 18,5% were due to cardiovascular diseases,18,5% were due to cardiovascular diseases, 3,7%- due to respiratory diseases,3,7%- due to respiratory diseases, 9,36% due to ill defined symptoms.9,36% due to ill defined symptoms.
Percentage of calls due to different groups of diseases in Budapest,
Number of calls due to cardiovascular, respiratory diseases and ill defined symptoms by age groups in Budapest,
Effect of Temp on emergency calls
Effect of 10 o C increase of daily mean temperature on the increase emergency calls in percentage in Budapest due to cardiovascular diseases
Effect of 10 o C increase of daily mean temperature on the increase emergency calls in percentage in Budapest due to respiratory diseases
Effect of 10 o C increase of daily mean temperature on the increase emergency calls in percentage in Budapest due to ill defined symptoms