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Heat Exposure and the Risk of Emergency Hospitalization in Germany: Stratified Analyses by Age, Sex, and Diagnostic Group.

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HKHedi Katre KriitAHAlina HerrmannRNRaeleesha Norris

Key Points

  • To assess the impact of heat exposure on emergency hospitalization risk across different demographic groups.
  • Conducted stratified analyses by age, sex, and diagnostic group.
  • Evaluated hospitalization data across Germany during heat exposure periods.
  • Overall effect of heat on hospitalization risk is small but significant for children and those 65 and older.
  • Some diagnostic groups showed considerable hospitalization risk increases due to heat exposure.

Abstract

The overall effect of heat on the risk of emergency hospitalization was small, yet in some cases considerable for children, persons aged 65 and older, and certain diagnostic groups. This indicates a need for targeted preventive measures.

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Kriit et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/694018f82d562116f28f5d46https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.m2025.0186
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