An Easy-to-Use Prehospital Indicator to Determine the Severity of Suspected Heat-Related Illness: An Observational Study in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area

An Easy-to-Use Prehospital Indicator to Determine the Severity of Suspected Heat-Related Illness: An Observational Study in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area

Rapid hospital arrival decreases mortality risk in heat-related illnesses. We investigated an easy-to-use indicator of life-threatening severity of heat-related illnesses in a community setting to enable quick hospitalization by using data extracted from prehospital transportation records of a datab...

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Main Authors: Junko Yamaguchi, Kosaku Kinoshita, Minami Takeyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
heat-related illness
heatstroke
prehospital care
prevention
severity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/16/2683

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https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/16/2683

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