Association Between Ambient Heat and Risk of Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Among US Adults, 2010 to 2019
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- 1 April 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Psychiatry
- Vol. 79 (4) , 341-349
Abstract
Exposure to high ambient temperatures (ie, heat) is a recognized threat to public health and has been documented to be associated with excess morbidity1 and mortality.2-4 Seven of the warmest years on record for the contiguous US have occurred since 2014, with 2016 reaching the greatest temperatures and 2020 now ranked as the second warmest year in the available 141-year record.5 As climate change leads to more days with extreme temperatures, and particularly, higher summertime temperatures, the burden of disease associated with ambient heat is expected to increase. Heat stress is known to trigger adverse physiological responses in the human body, ranging from heat rash and muscle cramps or fatigue to broad consequences for a range of human organ systems and heat stroke, which can be fatal.6Keywords
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