Heat fatalities in Pima county, Arizona

Samuel M. Keim; Mary Z. Mays; Bruce Parks; Erik Pytlak; Robin M. Harris; Michael A. Kent

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.08.004

Heat fatalities in Pima county, Arizona

Samuel M. Keim, Mary Z. Mays, Bruce Parks, Erik Pytlak, Robin M. Harris, Michael A. Kent

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Abstract

The most common cause of heat fatalities is environmental exposure during heat waves. Deserts of the southwestern USA are known for temperatures that exceed 32 °C for 30 days or more; yet, heat-related fatalities are rare among residents of the region. We compiled data from the National Weather Service and the Office of the Medical Examiner in order to determine the relationship between temperature and occurrence of heat fatalities in Pima County, AZ. Logistic regression indicated that for each degree of increase in temperature (°C), there was a 35% increase in the odds of a heat fatality occurring (p < 0.001).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	288-292
Number of pages	5
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.08.004
State	Published - Mar 2007

Keywords

Environmental health
Heat
Heat fatality
Heatstroke
Immigration
Logistic regression

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Sociology and Political Science
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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