Table 2 Risk estimates for daily ambulance call-outs.
Age groups | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ambulance call-out categories | All ages | 0-4 | 5-14 | 15-64 | 65-74 | 75+ |
Previous heatwaves | ||||||
total ambulance | 1.04 1.02-1.07 | 1.04 0.96-1.12 | 0.98 0.91-1.06 | 1.08 1.04-1.11 | 1.03 0.99-1.06 | 1.02 0.99-1.05 |
cardiac | 0.98 0.95-1.02 | 1.12 0.80-1.57 | 0.64 0.26-1.58 | 1.02 0.95-1.08 | 1.02 0.95-1.10 | 0.94 0.89-1.00 |
respiratory | 1.00 0.95-1.04 | 1.03 0.86-1.24 | 1.47 1.13-1.91 | 1.02 0.93-1.11 | 0.95 0.85-1.06 | 0.95 0.88-1.02 |
neurological | 1.01 0.97-1.05 | 1.07 0.90-1.28 | 0.86 0.67-1.11 | 1.03 0.98-1.08 | 1.02 0.90-1.17 | 0.96 0.89-1.05 |
Heatwave in 2008 | ||||||
total ambulance | 1.10 1.03-1.17 | 1.09 0.87-1.35 | 1.13 0.92-1.37 | 1.12 1.03-1.21 | 1.13 1.03-1.24 | 1.04 0.97-1.13 |
cardiac | 1.10 1.01-1.20 | --- | --- | 1.16 1.01-1.34 | 1.18 0.98-1.43 | 1.02 0.89-1.16 |
respiratory | 1.06 0.94-1.19 | 1.18 0.76-1.86 | 0.78 0.40-1.50 | 1.32 1.08-1.61 | 0.87 0.63-1.18 | 0.97 0.80-1.17 |
neurological | 1.08 0.99-1.19 | 1.05 0.68-1.61 | 0.61 0.28-1.30 | 1.06 0.94-1.20 | 1.39 1.01-1.91 | 1.11 0.90-1.36 |
Heatwave in 2009 | ||||||
total ambulance | 1.16 1.08-1.24 | 1.08 0.86-1.36 | 0.86 0.68-1.08 | 1.14 1.04-1.24 | 1.11 1.01-1.23 | 1.24 1.15-1.34 |
cardiac | 1.13 1.03-1.23 | --- | --- | 1.16 0.99-1.35 | 1.06 0.86-1.31 | 1.13 0.10-1.29 |
respiratory | 0.88 0.77-1.01 | 1.05 0.67-1.64 | 0.64 0.22-1.90 | 1.16 0.93-1.45 | 0.78 0.55-1.10 | 0.73 0.59-0.92 |
neurological | 1.02 0.92-1.12 | 0.94 0.59-1.49 | 0.98 0.56-1.72 | 1.00 0.88-1.14 | 1.35 0.97-1.89 | 0.98 0.78-1.24 |