Table 1 Characteristics of daily ambient environment conditions and daily cause-specific cases cared by ambulance services in Taiwan from 2006 to 2014.
From: Ambulance Services Associated with Extreme Temperatures and Fine Particles in a Subtropical Island
Parameters | Mean | S.D. | Minimum | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ambulance Services | |||||||
Respiratory distress | 63.0 | 18.7 | 22.0 | 48.0 | 62.0 | 76.0 | 149 |
Coma and unconsciousness | 53.4 | 16.8 | 16.0 | 40.0 | 53.0 | 65.0 | 125 |
Chest pain | 31.2 | 10.8 | 6.00 | 23.0 | 31.0 | 39.0 | 65.0 |
Headache/dizziness/vertigo/fainting/syncope | 79.6 | 20.4 | 33.0 | 64.0 | 78.0 | 94.0 | 168 |
Lying in public | 27.1 | 7.43 | 7.00 | 22.0 | 27.0 | 32.0 | 55.0 |
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest | 30.5 | 12.1 | 0 | 22.0 | 30.0 | 38.0 | 76.0 |
Vital statics | |||||||
Pneumonia and influenza | 17.9 | 5.94 | 2 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 22.0 | 44.0 |
Environmental factors | |||||||
Temperature (°C) | 23.4 | 4.60 | 10.6 | 19.6 | 24.2 | 27.5 | 31.0 |
Relative humidity (%) | 76.7 | 5.71 | 53.9 | 73.5 | 77.1 | 80.5 | 93.0 |
Wind speed (m/s) | 2.56 | 0.88 | 1.14 | 1.93 | 2.31 | 2.97 | 9.84 |
PM10 (μg/m3) | 54.0 | 22.7 | 17.4 | 37.1 | 49.9 | 66.7 | 372 |
PM2.5 (μg/m3) | 30.2 | 13.3 | 6.65 | 19.9 | 27.9 | 38.2 | 106 |
NO2 (ppb) | 14.6 | 4.23 | 3.32 | 11.0 | 14.2 | 17.4 | 35.8 |
