Extreme heat means hundreds of additional visits to local emergency rooms, impacting communities all over Southern California, according to data from UCLA researchers.
The area near Moran’s emergency room in the San Fernando Valley shows high numbers of ER visits on days where temperatures are like what we’ve been experiencing recently.
Researchers behind the heat maps say knowing which communities are at risk from extreme heat can help officials create programs and projects to increase shade or target the most affected neighborhoods. , better reporting is needed -- something that has been available but has not yet been put in place.“...Syndromic surveillance systems provide monitoring capabilities on health conditions and symptoms in near real-time from hospital emergency departments.
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