Emergency transport status of heat stroke patients nationwide (2018)

　Heat stroke often occurs in hot summers, and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications compiles the emergency transport status of heat stroke patients from May to September throughout Japan. The number of emergency transport patients from May to September in Japan was 52984 (including 48 deaths) in 2017, 50412 in 2016, 50412 (including 59 deaths) in 2016, and 55852 in 2015. (including 105 deaths). In 2018, the number of emergency transport personnel for heat stroke patients in Japan was 95137 (including 160 deaths) from May to September, which was very large. The month with the highest number of emergency transport personnel for heat stroke patients per month was 2,6702 in July 2017 (including 31 deaths) in August 2016, In 2015, 2,4567 people (including 39 deaths) in July. The number of emergency transport personnel in July and August is large. In 2018, July was a very large number of 5,4220 (including 133 deaths), and both the number of emergency transport personnel and the number of deaths for heat stroke patients and the number of deaths per month were conducted by the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in 2008 (2008). Has been the highest ever since the start of the survey. As for August 2018, the number of emergency transport personnel is as large as 30410 (including 20 deaths). In addition, the week with the highest number of emergency transport personnel for heat stroke patients in the week was 7796 in the 28th week (July 10-July 16) in 2017, and the 31st week in 2016 (August 1) It was 6749 people, and in 2015 it was 12064 in the 31st week (July 27-August 2). For 2018, in the 29th week (July 16-July 22), both 23191 people (including 67 deaths) and the number of emergency transport personnel and the number of deaths in the week were both reported by the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. It was the maximum value since the start of the survey in 2008 (2008).
　In the summer of 2018, heat stroke patients are very common. Please take a look at the graph below. Looking at the number of emergency transport personnel for heat stroke patients during the week, the outbreak has increased very much since the 28th week (July 9 to July 15). During the 29th week (July 16 to July 22), the largest number since the survey began in 2008. After that, it gradually decreased, and in the 39th week (September 24-September 30), 117 outbreaks.

　In addition, we make the above graph using numerical value of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Fire and Disaster Management Agency homepage "heatstroke patient emergency transport situation" (outside site) announcement. The number of emergency transport personnel for heat stroke patients in the graph in the graph are all confirmed.
　In addition, for more information about heat stroke, please see our Yokohama City Inst. of Health homepage "let's prevent heat stroke (heatstroke, sunstroke)"

• Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Fire and Disaster Management AgencyHeat stroke patient emergency transport situation (outside site)」
• Yokohama City Inst. of Health, Inc.Heat stroke information」
• Yokohama City Inst. of Health, Inc.Emergency transport status of heat stroke patients nationwide (2019)」

Published for the first time on August 9, 2018
Revised on November 15, 2018