Health Studies Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA.
Fam Community Health. 2010 Jan-Mar;33(1):3-10. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3181c4e2fa.
Exposure to adverse natural and environmental events (eg, extreme temperatures and disasters) poses a public health burden when resulting in injuries requiring emergency care. We examined the incidence and characteristics of persons with environmental exposure-related injuries treated in US-based hospital emergency departments during 2001 to 2004 by using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program. An estimated 26 527 (95% CI = 18 664-34 390) injuries were treated annually-78% were heat-related. People with heat-related conditions were men (P < 0.001) and had a median age of 34 years (range = <1 month-94 years). Targeting vulnerable populations in community-wide response measures may reduce injuries from adverse environmental exposures, especially heat.
暴露于不良的自然和环境事件（例如，极端温度和灾害）会导致需要紧急护理的伤害，从而给公共卫生带来负担。我们使用国家电子伤害监测系统-所有伤害计划，研究了 2001 年至 2004 年期间在美国医院急诊部治疗的与环境暴露相关的伤害的发生率和特征。据估计，每年有 26527 人（95%CI=18664-34390）接受治疗-其中 78%与热有关。与热有关的情况的人是男性（P<0.001），中位年龄为 34 岁（范围= <1 个月-94 岁）。在全社区范围的应对措施中针对脆弱人群，可能会减少因环境暴露而导致的伤害，特别是热伤害。
