Increased Emergency Department Medical Imaging: Association with Short-Term Exposures to Ambient Heat and Particulate Air Pollution
Kate Hanneman, Omar Taboun, Anish Kirpalani, Birgit Ertl‐Wagner, Julien Aguet, Scott Delaney, Rachel C. Nethery, Joseph Choi, Hayley Panet, M. J. Brown, Heidi Schmidt, Ania Z. Kielar, Michael N. Patlas
Abstract
In an analysis of data collected over a 10-year period from four emergency departments, short-term exposures to ambient heat and particulate air pollution were associated with increased utilization of radiography and CT but not US or MRI.
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MedicineParticulatesAir pollutionEmergency departmentParticulate pollutionTerm (time)Environmental healthMedical emergencyEmergency medicineOrganic chemistryChemistryBiologyPhysicsQuantum mechanicsEcologyPsychiatryClimate Change and Health ImpactsRadiation Dose and ImagingAir Quality and Health Impacts