Effects of social vulnerability and heat index on emergency medical service incidents in San Antonio, Texas, in 2018.
Lisa K ZottarelliHatim O SharifXiaohe XuThankam S SunilPublished in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2020)
Social vulnerability and excessive heat increase the rate of EMS incidents. As the number of excessive heat days increases and San Antonio continues to have extreme disparities by location, there will be an effect on health systems, including EMSs.