Admission to hospital for effects of heat and light: NSW, 1993-94 to 2003-04.
The study examined the hospital admission rates and characteristics of patients experiencing severe heat-related morbidity in NSW using data from the NSW Health Inpatient Statistics Collection. The study covered the 11-year period from July 1993 to June 2004. ICD-10-AM. codes examined included T67 (effects of heat and light). There was an average of 91 admissions for each year due to a principal diagnosis of the effects of heat and light, with consistently more males than females admitted (1.7 : 1). Many of the admissions (39%) were of people 65 years of age or older. Most admissions (49%) occurred in the summer months of December and January.
Beggs
Paul J
PJ
Department of Physical Geography, Macquarie University. paul.beggs@mq.edu.au
Vaneckova
Pavla
P
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D018882:Heat Stress Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology