http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101124214724.htm
Every 5 degree Celsius rise in maximum temperature pushes up the rate of hospital admissions for serious injuries among children, reveals one of the largest studies of its kind published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Conversely, each 5°C drop in the minimum daily temperature boosts adult admissions for serious injury by more than 3%, while snow prompts an 8% rise, the research shows.
The authors base their findings on the patterns of hospital treatment for both adults and children in 21 emergency care units across England, belonging to the Trauma Audit and research Network (TARN), between 1996 and 2006.
But an even stronger pattern was seen among admissions for children, with equivalent temperature rises prompting a 10% increase in admissions and extra sunshine a 6% increase.
The authors calculate that the rate of children's admissions between the months of April and September may be up to 50% higher than average.
They conclude that this analysis could be used to predict daily admission rates, and therefore staffing levels and the planning of other resources.
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