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J Bobvos * , A Páldy **, A Vámos * , L Gorove ***

THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND HEAT WAVES ON DAILY EMERGENCY AMBULANCE CALLS IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 1998-2004. J Bobvos * , A Páldy **, A Vámos * , L Gorove *** * - Capital Institute of the National Public Health Service, Budapest

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J Bobvos * , A Páldy **, A Vámos * , L Gorove ***

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  1. THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND HEAT WAVES ON DAILY EMERGENCY AMBULANCE CALLS IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 1998-2004 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

  2. Daily emergency ambulance calls were studied: • cardiovascular diseases: a sum of the following diagnoses: ICD-9: 386, 394-438, 458, heat stroke 992; • respiratory diseases: ICD-9490-519; • ill defined symptoms: 780, 781, 784- 786;.

  3. During the studied period • 474507 emergency calls were registered, out of them • 18,5% were due to cardiovascular diseases, • 3,7%- due to respiratory diseases, • 9,36% due to ill defined symptoms.

  4. Percentage of calls due to different groups of diseases in Budapest, 1998-2004

  5. Number of calls due tocardiovascular, respiratory diseases and ill defined symptoms by age groups in Budapest, 1998-2004

  6. Effect of Temp on emergency calls

  7. Effect of 10 oC increase of daily mean temperature on the increaseemergency calls in percentage in Budapest 1998-2004 due to cardiovascular diseases

  8. Effect of 10 oC increase of daily mean temperature on the increaseemergency calls in percentage in Budapest 1998-2004 due to respiratory diseases

  9. Effect of 10 oC increase of daily mean temperature on theincreaseemergency calls in percentage in Budapest 1998-2004 due to ill defined symptoms

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