Influence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the incidence of heat stroke and heat exhaustion in Japan: a nationwide observational study based on the Heatstroke STUDY 2019 (without COVID-19) and 2020 (with COVID-19).
Jun KandaYasufumi MiyakeTadashi UmeharaShoichi YoshiikeMotoki FujitaKei HayashidaToru HifumiHitoshi KanekoTatsuho KobayashiYutaka KondoTakashi MoriyaYohei OkadaYuichi OkanoJunya ShimazakiShuhei TakaujiJunko YamaguchiMasaharu YagiHiroyuki YokotaKeiki ShimizuArino YaguchiShoji YokoboriPublished in: Acute medicine & surgery (2022)
Epidemiological assessments of heat stroke and heat exhaustion did not reveal significant changes between 2019 and 2020. The findings suggest that awareness campaigns regarding heat stroke prevention among the elderly in daily life should be continued in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. In the future, it is also necessary to validate the recommendations of the Working Group on Heatstroke Medicine.