What is the effect of the weather on trauma workload? A systematic review of the literature

Ali, Adam M.; Willett, Keith

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2015.03.016

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“…The findings support the intuition of the lay public; however, there is previously sparse or controversial evidence of the association between summer weather and childhood fractures [2,3,19,20]. Compared to adults, weather may have greater effect in children [1], while temperature in particular has been previously associated with trauma admissions [14].…”

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Supracondylar humerus fractures in children: the effect of weather conditions on their risk

Sinikumpu

Pokka

Hyvönen

et al. 2016

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol

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Supracondylar humerus fractures in children: the effect of weather conditions on their risk

Sinikumpu

Pokka

Hyvönen

et al. 2016

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol

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“…A review of the effect of weather on workload at accident and emergency (A&E) departments showed that trauma admissions for children increase in the summer. 3 It has also been shown that more non-fatal injuries caused by traffic crashes occurred on snowy days compared with dry days. 4 Falls are also more likely to occur on days with heavy rain compared with light rain, and extreme ambient temperatures can cause direct heat and cold injuries.…”

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Impact of high ambient temperature on unintentional injuries in high-income countries: a narrative systematic literature review

2016

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ObjectivesGiven the likelihood of increased hot weather due to climate change, it is crucial to have prevention measures in place to reduce the health burden of high temperatures and heat waves. The aim of this review is to summarise and evaluate the evidence on the effects of summertime weather on unintentional injuries in high-income countries.Design3 databases (Global Public Health, EMBASE and MEDLINE) were searched by using related keywords and their truncations in the title and abstract, and reference lists of key studies were scanned. Studies reporting heatstroke and intentional injuries were excluded.Results13 studies met our inclusion criteria. 11 out of 13 studies showed that the risk of unintentional injuries increases with increasing ambient temperatures. On days with moderate temperatures, the increased risk varied between 0.4% and 5.3% for each 1°C increase in ambient temperature. On extreme temperature days, the risk of injuries decreased. 2 out of 3 studies on occupational accidents found an increase in work-related accidents during high temperatures. For trauma hospital admissions, 6 studies reported an increase during hot weather, whereas 1 study found no association. The evidence for impacts on injuries by subgroups such as children, the elderly and drug users was limited and inconsistent.ConclusionsThe present review describes a broader range of types of unintentional fatal and non-fatal injuries (occupational, trauma hospital admissions, traffic, fire entrapments, poisoning and drug overdose) than has previously been reported. Our review confirms that hot weather can increase the risk of unintentional injuries and accidents in high-income countries. The results are useful for injury prevention strategies.

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“…Whilst studies that look at crime tend to find a relation between temperature [1][2][3][4][5][6], two UK studies [1,7] have found significant and positive correlations between daily (maximum & minimum) temperature and paediatric trauma admissions, but only a significant association for adult injuries with minimum temperature [7], whereas another study looking at ambient temperature and violence related ED attendance found no such relation [8]. A recent systematic literature review [9] found that increased temperature is positively correlated with trauma admissions and that paediatric trauma, both in respect of trauma admissions and fracture rate, is more sensitive to the weather than adult trauma. However, they stress that important methodological differences between studies limit the value of the existing literature in building consensus for a generalizable model.…”

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Is weather related to the number of assaults seen at emergency departments?

Lemon¹,

Partridge²

2017

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What is the effect of the weather on trauma workload? A systematic review of the literature

Cited by 58 publications

References 35 publications

Supracondylar humerus fractures in children: the effect of weather conditions on their risk

Supracondylar humerus fractures in children: the effect of weather conditions on their risk

Impact of high ambient temperature on unintentional injuries in high-income countries: a narrative systematic literature review

Is weather related to the number of assaults seen at emergency departments?

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