Heat wave morbidity and mortality, Milwaukee, Wis, 1999 vs 1995: An improved response?

M.G. Weisskopf, H.A. Anderson, S. Foldy, L.P. Hanrahan, K. Blair, T.J. Török and P.D. Rumm

American Journal of Public Health, 2002, vol. 92, issue 5, 830-833

Abstract: Objectives. This study examined whether differences in heat alone, as opposed to public health interventions or other factors, accounted for the reduction in heat-related deaths and paramedic emergency medical service (EMS) runs between 1995 and 1999 during 2 heat waves occurring in Milwaukee, Wis. Methods. Two previously described prediction models were adapted to compare expected and observed heat-related morbidity and mortality in 1999 based on the city's 1995 experience. Results. Both models showed that heat-related deaths and EMS runs in 1999 were at least 49% lower than levels predicted by the 1995 relation between heat and heat-related deaths or EMS runs. Conclusions. Reductions in heat-related morbidity and mortality in 1999 were not attributable to differences in heat levels alone. Changes in public health preparedness and response may also have contributed to these reductions.

Date: 2002
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