Epidemiologic Notes and Reports: Heatstroke – United States, 1980

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Donnell, H. D. Jr. ; Bruce, H. L. ; Claseman, W. ; Biery, R. M. ; Hotchkiss, R. L. ; Hoff, G. L.
• Description:
  During the summer heat wave of 1980, deaths in the United States due to the heat were estimated at 1,265. An investigation by state and local health officials and CDC found 784 deaths and severe illnesses which could be attributed to heat in the 2 cities of St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, in 1980. The investigation included a review of the demographic characteristics of 208 heatstroke cases and a case-control study of 156 of these cases. Heatstroke rates in persons age 65 or older were 12 to 13 times the rates in the remainder of the population. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Demography Heat Exhaustion Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Mortality Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Temperature

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• Keywords:
  Heat; Heat exposure; Heat stroke; Mortality data; Mortality studies; Fatalities; Seasonal factors; Age factors; Age groups; Socioeconomics; Demographic characteristics; Racial factors; Temperature effects; Climatic conditions; Climatic factors; Case control studies
• Source:
  MMWR 1981 Jun; 30(23):277-279
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Missouri ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  23
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055533
• Citation:
  MMWR 1981 Jun; 30(23):277-279
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183130/cdc_183130_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 267.72 KB ]