https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/542522
標題: | The effects of weather on daily emergency ambulance service demand in Taipei: a comparison with Hong Kong | 作者: | Wong, H.T. JEN-JIA LIN |
公開日期: | 2020 | 卷: | 141 | 期: | 43832 | 起(迄)頁: | 321-330 | 來源出版物: | Theoretical and Applied Climatology | 摘要: | Numerous studies have examined the effects of weather on emergency ambulance service (EAS) demand. Given Taipei’s unique physical and social environments, empirical evidence collected from other regions may not be applicable. Collecting more information about the characteristics of vulnerable groups and the effects of weather could help the EAS managing authority in formulating cost-effective EAS policies. This study aims to look at the effects of weather on EAS demand in Taipei and to make a comparison with Hong Kong, which is also an Asian city and has a similar cultural context. The study analyzed over 370,000 EAS usage records from the Taipei City Fire Department. These records were aggregated into time series data according to patients’ characteristics and then regressed on meteorological data via multivariate forward regression. The effect size differences of the variance explained by different groups of EAS users’ regression models were compared. Afterward, the results of the regression analysis from Taipei were compared with those from a Hong Kong study. Elderly and critical patients in both cities showed significantly more sensitivity to weather than other patients. Further analysis showed that non-trauma cases were related to weather in Taipei. Although both cities had similar results, the Taipei study clearly showed that elderly and critical patients were more sensitive to weather than other patient subgroups. Health education programs should focus on the vulnerable groups identified in this study in order to increase their awareness and help them protect themselves before the onset of adverse weather conditions. By generating results that are directly applicable to Taipei, the formulation of inappropriate EAS policies can be prevented. © 2020, Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85084091232&partnerID=40&md5=d7df26969b08a61e21f309ff96336757 https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/542522 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00704-020-03213-4 | SDG/關鍵字: | climate effect; health education; health services; weather; China; Hong Kong; Taipei; Taiwan |
顯示於: | 地理環境資源學系 |
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