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Analysis of heat-related illness surveillance in 2018
- Date2019-05-16 19:54
- Update2019-11-19 19:12
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Analysis of heat-related illness surveillance in 2018
Park Seong-Woo, Jo Hyun-Jung, Beak Soojin, Yoo Hyeosoon, Woo Kyoungmee
Division of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases, KCDC
From May 20 to September 10, 2018, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) operated the heatrelated illness (HRI) surveillance system to monitor heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat syncope, and heat oedema due to the heat wave in 521 hospitals. According to the reports from the hospitals, 4,526 people developed HRIs, while 48 of them died. The percentage of occurrence was high in men (74.0%) and in Gyeonggi-do (20.7%), and in their 50s (21.8%) followed by their 60s (15.9%), and their 40s (15.5%), indicating the higher rates per 100,000 as age increased. It was high (28.1%) in outdoor workplaces. The largest increase rate was found to occur in indoor houses (537%), compared to the five-year average of 2013-2017. A total of 48 deaths in 2018 was attributable to heatstroke and among them, higher percentage(45.8%) of the deaths occurred among the elderly aged 80 years and over. Health damage from heat waves can be prevented by complying with the guidelines for heat wave control. The Division of Strategic Planning for Emerging Diseases of the KCDC strives to raise public awareness by providing health warnings against HRIs every summer.
Keywords: Heat-related illness, Heat stroke, Heat stress disorders, Hot temperature, Workplace, Surveillance, Republic of
Korea
Park Seong-Woo, Jo Hyun-Jung, Beak Soojin, Yoo Hyeosoon, Woo Kyoungmee
Division of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases, KCDC
From May 20 to September 10, 2018, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) operated the heatrelated illness (HRI) surveillance system to monitor heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat syncope, and heat oedema due to the heat wave in 521 hospitals. According to the reports from the hospitals, 4,526 people developed HRIs, while 48 of them died. The percentage of occurrence was high in men (74.0%) and in Gyeonggi-do (20.7%), and in their 50s (21.8%) followed by their 60s (15.9%), and their 40s (15.5%), indicating the higher rates per 100,000 as age increased. It was high (28.1%) in outdoor workplaces. The largest increase rate was found to occur in indoor houses (537%), compared to the five-year average of 2013-2017. A total of 48 deaths in 2018 was attributable to heatstroke and among them, higher percentage(45.8%) of the deaths occurred among the elderly aged 80 years and over. Health damage from heat waves can be prevented by complying with the guidelines for heat wave control. The Division of Strategic Planning for Emerging Diseases of the KCDC strives to raise public awareness by providing health warnings against HRIs every summer.
Keywords: Heat-related illness, Heat stroke, Heat stress disorders, Hot temperature, Workplace, Surveillance, Republic of
Korea
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