Association Between the 2021 Heat Wave in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, and Emergency Department Visits

Association Between the 2021 Heat Wave in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, and Emergency Department Visits

This study used a health care claims data set of enrollees in commercial and Medicare Advantage insurance plans to assess the association between the June 2021 heat wave and the rates of emergency department visits in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington.

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Veröffentlicht in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2022-12, Vol.328 (23), p.2360-2362
Hauptverfasser: Nori-Sarma, Amruta, Milando, Chad, Weinberger, Kate R, Hess, Jeremy J, Errett, Nicole A, Wellenius, Gregory A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Climate Change and Health
Emergency medical care
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Heat waves
Hot Temperature - adverse effects
Infrared Rays - adverse effects
Letter
Letters
Medicaid
Oregon - epidemiology
Research Letter
Washington - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:This study used a health care claims data set of enrollees in commercial and Medicare Advantage insurance plans to assess the association between the June 2021 heat wave and the rates of emergency department visits in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2022.20665