Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA.
MetroWest Emergency Physicians, Framingham, MA.
Ann Emerg Med. 2020 Aug;76(2):155-167. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.11.003. Epub 2020 Jan 23.
Climate change and environmental pollution from health care present urgent, complex challenges. The US health care sector produces 10% of total US greenhouse gas emissions, which have negative influences on human and environmental health. The emergency department (ED) is an important place in the hospital to become more environmentally responsible and "climate smart," a term referring to the combination of low-carbon and resilient health care strategies. Our intent is to educate and motivate emergency providers to action by providing a guide to sustainable health care and an approach to creating a climate-smart ED.
气候变化和医疗保健带来的环境污染带来了紧迫而复杂的挑战。美国医疗保健部门产生了美国温室气体排放总量的 10%，对人类和环境健康产生了负面影响。急诊部（ED）是医院中一个变得更有环境责任感和“气候智能”的重要场所，这一术语是指低碳和有弹性的医疗保健策略的结合。我们的目的是通过提供可持续医疗保健指南和创建气候智能 ED 的方法来教育和激励急诊提供者采取行动。
