TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Unprecedented heat-related deaths during the 2003 heat wave in Paris: consequences on emergency departments
JO  - Critical care : the Official Journal of the Critical Care Forum
A1  - Dhainaut, Jean-François
A1  - Claessens, Yann-Erick
A1  - Ginsburg, Christine
A1  - Riou, Bruno
SP  - 1
EP  - 2
VL  - 8
IS  - 1
N2  - In August 2003, France sustained an unprecedented heat wave that resulted in 14,800 excess deaths. The consequences were maximal in the Paris area. The Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris reported more than 2600 excess emergency department visits, 1900 excess hospital admissions, and 475 excess deaths despite a rapid organization. Indeed, simple preventice measures before hospital admissions are only able to reduce mortality which mostly occurred at home and in nursing homes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1364-8535
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc2404
ID  - ref1
ER  -