scholarly journals Relationship between Summertime Ambient Ozone Levels and Emergency Department Visits for Asthma in Central New Jersey

1995 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifford P. Weisel ◽  
Ronald P. Cody ◽  
Paul J. Lioy
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
New Jersey ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Ambient Ozone ◽  
Ozone Levels

Ambient Ozone Concentrations and Emergency Department Visits for Panic Disorder

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 1726
Author(s):  
Jaelim Cho* ◽  
Jungwoo Sohn ◽  
Hyunsoo Kim ◽  
Changsoo Kim ◽  
Dong Chun Shin
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Ambient Ozone ◽  
Ozone Concentrations

scholarly journals Ambient Ozone and Emergency Department Visits for Cellulitis

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 4078-4088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mieczysław Szyszkowicz ◽  
Eugeniusz Porada ◽  
Gilaad G. Kaplan ◽  
Brian H. Rowe
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Ambient Ozone

Ambient ozone concentration and emergency department visits for panic attacks

2015 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 130-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaelim Cho ◽  
Yoon Jung Choi ◽  
Jungwoo Sohn ◽  
Mina Suh ◽  
Seong-Kyung Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Ozone Concentration ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Panic Attacks ◽  
Ambient Ozone

scholarly journals A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Study of Ambient Ozone Exposure and Emergency Department Visits for Specific Respiratory Diagnoses in California (2005–2008)

2016 ◽  
Vol 124 (6) ◽  
pp. 745-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Malig ◽  
Dharshani L. Pearson ◽  
Yun Brenda Chang ◽  
Rachel Broadwin ◽  
Rupa Basu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Crossover Study ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Ozone Exposure ◽  
Ambient Ozone ◽  
Case Crossover

Ambient ozone and emergency department visits for skin conditions

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mieczyslaw Szyszkowicz ◽  
Eugeniusz Porada ◽  
Gordon Searles ◽  
Brian H. Rowe
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Ambient Ozone ◽  
Skin Conditions

scholarly journals Tree-Related Injuries Associated With Response and Recovery From Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey, 2011-2014

2018 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
pp. 266-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth G. Marshall ◽  
Shou-En Lu ◽  
Abimbola O. Williams ◽  
Daniel Lefkowitz ◽  
Marija Borjan
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
New Jersey ◽  
Wood Chip ◽  
Hurricane Sandy ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Syndromic Surveillance System ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Response And Recovery ◽  
The Impact

Objectives: Extreme weather events require extensive tree removal and disposal, tasks associated with severe injury risks among workers and residents. To help understand the risks of such activities, we evaluated the impact of a large and destructive storm (Hurricane Sandy in 2012) on the incidence of tree-related injuries. Methods: We searched chief-complaint text fields for patients aged 18-65 from 2011-2014 emergency department visit records submitted by New Jersey hospitals through the state-based syndromic surveillance system. Tree-related keywords (eg, saw, branch, wood chip, woodchip, tree) identified possible injuries that we then reviewed to exclude unrelated cases and classify mechanisms of tree-related injury. We used Poisson regression analysis to evaluate changes in the rates of probable tree-related injuries, adjusting for total emergency department visits and seasonal variation. Results: We identified 698 probable tree-related injuries from 2011-2014 among patients aged 18-65, including 104 (14.9%) falls, 241 (34.5%) machine-related injuries, 311 (44.6%) struck-by injuries, and 42 (6.0%) other tree-related injuries. Tree-related injuries increased significantly in the quarter immediately after Hurricane Sandy (November 2012–January 2013) compared with the same quarter the year before (rate ratio [RR] = 1.67; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.13-2.47) and the year after (RR = 2.47; 95% CI, 1.62-3.78) Hurricane Sandy, especially for struck-by injuries compared with the year before (RR = 2.74; 95% CI, 1.47-5.12) and the year after (RR = 4.17; 95% CI, 2.09-8.32) Hurricane Sandy. More than one-third of the injuries (33.4%) involved chainsaws. Conclusions: A major hurricane was associated with an increase in tree-related injuries in emergency departments, especially for mechanisms consistent with handling downed and damaged trees. Further research should confirm these findings and evaluate opportunities for preventing tree-related injuries.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document