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Environmental Sciences
Mieczyslaw Szyszkowicz, Nicholas de Angelis
Summary: The study investigated the acute impact of various air pollutants on different disease groups in urban Toronto, Canada. Results showed that carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and air quality health index had the highest number of associations with different disease groups, with decreasing associations over time lags.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tianchu Zhang, Yangfan Chen, Rongtai Tan, Xiaohong Xu
Summary: The study shows that the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) in Windsor exhibits seasonal variability, with higher values in warm seasons and lower values in cold seasons. Most days have an AQHI value of 3, with O-3 being the main pollutant contributor.
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Respiratory System
Franziska Rosser, Yueh-Ying Han, Scott D. Rothenberger, Erick Forno, Christina Mair, Juan C. Celedon
Summary: There is a significant association between the Air Quality Index (AQI) and exacerbations of childhood asthma, particularly with regards to PM2.5. Black and younger children are more affected.
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Audrey F. F. Pennington, Ambarish Vaidyanathan, Farah S. S. Ahmed, Arie Manangan, Maria C. C. Mirabelli, Kanta Devi Sircar, Fuyuen Yip, W. Dana Flanders
Summary: This study examined the association between smoke exposure from prescribed burning and cardiorespiratory outcomes in Kansas. The results showed that same-day smoke exposure was associated with an increase in asthma emergency department visits, but there was no consistent association with other respiratory or cardiovascular outcomes in the past three days.
JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Brittany A. Matenchuk, Rhonda J. Rosychuk, Brian H. Rowe, Amy Metcalfe, Radha Chari, Susan Crawford, Susan Jelinski, Jesus Serrano-Lomelin, Maria B. Ospina
Summary: This study found that approximately 37.3% of pregnant women in Alberta, Canada visited the emergency department during pregnancy. The ED visit rate was 94.0 visits per 100 pregnancies, with most visits being nonobstetric. Women with higher ED visit rates tended to live in remote or rural areas, were younger, and had concurrent health conditions.
ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lucas B. Chartier, Hanna Jalali, M. Bianca Seaton, Howard Ovens, Bjug Borgundvaag, Shelley L. McLeod, Katie N. Dainty, Olivia Ostrow
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the perceived impact and value of the Return Visit Quality Programme (RVQP) in emergency departments. Participants' views were influenced by the local quality improvement culture, implementation approach, and key aspects of the programme. While the programme had meaningful impact, there were structural and operational elements that could support or hinder its aim.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Aaron S. Bernstein, Shengzhi Sun, Kate R. Weinberger, Keith R. Spangler, Perry E. Sheffield, Gregory A. Wellenius
Summary: With increasing extreme heat exposures due to climate change, the health risks to children are not well understood compared to adults. This study aimed to estimate the association between warm season temperatures and cause-specific emergency department (ED) visits among U.S. children and adolescents. The findings suggest that higher ambient temperatures during the warm season are associated with increased rates of visits to children's hospital EDs, indicating that higher temperatures may contribute significantly to ED visits among U.S. children and adolescents.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Kristin M. Lenoir, Rajib Paul, Elena Wright, Deepak Palakshappa, Nicholas M. Pajewski, Amresh Hanchate, Jaime M. Hughes, Jennifer Gabbard, Brian J. Wells, Michael Dulin, Jennifer Houlihan, Kathryn E. Callahan
Summary: This study examines the joint association of frailty and neighborhood disadvantage on acute healthcare utilization among older adults. The findings suggest that both factors are associated with healthcare utilization, with frailty having a larger impact. Additionally, there are additive effects between frailty and living in areas of moderate and high disadvantage.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Julie M. Duke, Amy B. Reed, R. James Valentine
Summary: This study examined the rate of return to the emergency department (ED) after hospitalization for acute aortic syndromes (AAS). The findings showed that one in three patients with AAS returned to the ED within 90 days of discharge, but few had progression of AAS that required intervention. Early and frequent clinic follow-up may help decrease ED visits and readmissions after AAS.
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Garrett S. Thompson, Robert P. Olympia
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of COVID-19 on the frequency and characteristics of unscheduled return visits to the adult and pediatric emergency departments. While there were no significant changes among adults, pediatric patients showed a decrease in return visit proportion and an increase in illness acuity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Hidehito Miyazaki, Kousuke Hino, Tsubasa Ito, Takeru Abe, Munetaka Nomoto, Taku Furuno, Ichiro Takeuchi, Akitoyo Hishimoto
Summary: This study aimed to clarify the relationship between the number of emergency department visits for suicide attempts and meteorological and air pollution conditions. The results showed a significant positive relationship between the number of suicide attempts and SO2 levels, and a significant negative relationship between the number of suicide attempts and NO levels. Different relationships with meteorological and air pollution conditions were observed when subjects were divided by means of suicide attempt.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ling Xiao, Shuping Su, Cheng Chen, Hongbing Yao, Ling Ding
Summary: The study found that short-term exposure to air pollution can increase emergency visits for acute otitis media among children in Chongqing, China. Children aged 0 years and 3-5 years are the most susceptible population, and susceptibility is greater during Winter and Spring seasons.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Dylan R. Beams, Stephen R. Chorney, Yann-Fuu Kou, Taylor B. Teplitzky, Erin M. Wynings, Romaine F. Johnson
Summary: Nearly half (47%) of children require frequent ED visits and hospitalizations in the first 2 years after pediatric tracheostomy, with factors such as mechanical ventilation, Black race, and Spanish language increasing the likelihood of high utilization. While tracheostomy-related visits are rare, strategies targeting respiratory-related admissions may have the greatest impact.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Balaji Ramesh, Meredith A. Jagger, Benjamin Zaitchik, Korine N. Kolivras, Samarth Swarup, Lauren Deanes, Elaine Hallisey, J. Danielle Sharpe, Julia M. Gohlke
Summary: This study utilized the CDC/ATSDR SVI to examine the impact of social vulnerability levels on emergency department visits before and after a flooding event. The findings revealed that areas with higher social vulnerability experienced less reduction in ED visits during the flooding, while areas with lower vulnerability saw an increase in visits, particularly for insect bites, dehydration, and intestinal infectious diseases.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Haoyue Xu, Yaqi Liu, Jianing Wang, Xiaoqing Jin
Summary: This study found that short-term exposure to air pollution (especially SO2, NO2, CO, and O-3) was positively correlated with emergency department visits for urolithiasis in Wuhan, China. The effects varied by season, age, and gender.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maria Vitoria Takemura Mariano, Luana Paganotto Leandro, Karen Kich Gomes, Ana Beatriz dos Santos, Vitor Oliveira de Rosso, Alcir Luiz Dafre, Marcelo Farina, Thais Posser, Jeferson Luis Franco
Summary: This study evaluated the toxicity of copper at environmentally relevant concentrations on zebrafish larvae and found adverse effects on morphology, biochemistry, and behavior. Therefore, the permissible copper concentrations in Brazil need to be reevaluated.
JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES
(2024)