Mortality in the elderly in a heat wave in New York City, August 1975

Ellis, F. P.; Nelson, Frieda

doi:10.1016/0013-9351(78)90129-9

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“…Numerous other episodes of major excess mortality associated with heat waves have been reported in North America (Applegate et al 1981;Buechley et al 1972;Ellis and Nelson 1978;Henschel et al 1969;Jones et al 1982;Naughton et al 2002;Schuman 1972;Whitman et al 1997), Europe (Dessai 2002;Ellis et al 1980;Katsouyanni et al 1993;Rooney et al 1998;Sartor et al 1995) and Japan (Qiu et al 2002). As was the case in those reported heat waves, the excess mortality observed in France in August 2003 increased with age.…”

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confidence: 67%

“…Those authors described the characteristics of the mortality during or after the heat wave (Applegate et al 1981;Buechley et al 1972;Dessai 2002;Ellis and Nelson 1978;Ellis et al 1980;Henschel et al 1969;Jones et al 1982;Katsouyanni et al 1993;Naughton et al 2002;Qiu et al 2002;Rooney et al 1998;Sartor et al 1995;Schuman 1972;Whitman et al 1997). Studies of the 2003 heat waves in Western Europe have been conducted for Portugal (Nogueira et al 2005), Spain (Simon et al 2005), Italy (Conti et al 2005), England and Wales (Johnson et al 2005), the Netherlands (Garssen et al 2005) and Switzerland (Grize et al 2005).…”

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confidence: 96%

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Excess mortality related to the August 2003 heat wave in France

Fouillet

Rey

Laurent

et al. 2006

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Excess mortality related to the August 2003 heat wave in France

Fouillet

Rey

Laurent

et al. 2006

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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“…Other causes of death observed to increase following heat waves include ischemic heart disease, diabetes, stroke, respiratory diseases, accidents, violence, suicide, and homicide (10,11). Even when appropriate, medical examiners do not routinely record these causes of death as heat related.…”

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The Potential Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Temperature-Related Morbidity and Mortality in the United States

McGeehin¹,

Mirabelli²

2001

Environmental Health Perspectives

303

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“…These are only the direct casualties, however, as there is no consensus on what constitutes a 'heat-related death', and death certificates often do not identify when heat has acted as a catalyst in exacerbating pre-existing cardiovascular, respiratory, and other problems (e.g. Ellis & Nelson 1978). When these deaths are included, the actual toll is far higher.…”

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Heat, mortality, and level of urbanization: measuring vulnerability across Ohio, USA

Sheridan¹,

Dolney²

2003

Clim. Res.

112

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Few studies have examined heat vulnerability on a sub-metropolitan area level. This paper presents an analysis of heat vulnerability across Ohio (USA) on a county level. Each county is classified as 'urban', 'suburban', or 'rural'. Four different criteria defining what is meteorologically 'oppressive' are evaluated individually. Each of these criteria is associated with an increase in mortality of several percent statewide. Absolute increases in mortality are greatest across urban counties, as expected. When these values are evaluated as a percentage increase in mortality, rural and suburban counties actually show a greater response. The differences among the 3 groups are not statistically significant. This research thus suggests that merely being an urban resident does not make one more vulnerable to heat.KEY WORDS: Heat vulnerability · Human mortality · Synoptic climatology · Atmospheric hazard · Suburban · Urban · Rural · Ohio (USA) Resale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisherClim Res 24: [255][256][257][258][259][260][261][262][263][264][265] 2003 waves, which fall outside the acclimatized range of the local population (e.g. Kalkstein & Davis 1989). In extreme cases, mortality can increase 100% above average levels (Ellis 1972).Much less research has examined human vulnerability on a sub-metropolitan area scale. Initial inquiries suggest that several factors, including age, income level, and level of social isolation, may be important (Smoyer 1998, McGeehin & Mirabelli 2001. Racial responses appear to vary within individual heat waves (Whitman et al. 1997) and perhaps on a regional level (Kalkstein & Davis 1989), though no universal pattern has been noted. Mortality increases among those 65 yr and older are much more significant than those of younger persons. Mortality increases of those under 65 yr of age are often not statistically significant (Greenberg et al. 1983, Kilbourne 1997.Nearly all studies that have focused upon heatrelated mortality and morbidity have concentrated upon urban areas. Much of the rationale lies in the availability of data: large cities or metropolitan areas often have a greater availability of meteorological data, both in terms of period of record and the number of meteorological variables. Further, these locations contain far greater sample sizes of human-mortality totals, or any other health response. Nevertheless, much of the existing literature also suggests that urban residents are more significantly affected than rural residents by oppressive heat (e.g. McGeehin & Mirabelli 2001). Some modeling studies of the impacts of future climate change ignore the possibility that rural residents may be vulnerable as well (Tol 2002). The urban heat island, building types, greater social isolation, and higher cost of living are all often cited as the culprits for this differential. Events such as the heat wave of July 1995 have supported this notion.This research presents an initial analysis into heatrelated vulnerability across various 'lev...

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Mortality in the elderly in a heat wave in New York City, August 1975

Cited by 65 publications

References 12 publications

Excess mortality related to the August 2003 heat wave in France

Excess mortality related to the August 2003 heat wave in France

The Potential Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Temperature-Related Morbidity and Mortality in the United States

Heat, mortality, and level of urbanization: measuring vulnerability across Ohio, USA

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