Toronto Public Health reports that hospitals recorded 39 heat-related emergency department visits during the city’s recent heat wave. The figure covers June 30 through July 4, a period that includes an Environment Canada orange-level heat alert. Officials say the highest single-day total occurs on July 2, when 15 heat-related visits were recorded. The reported visits are described as heat-related, based on information used by hospitals and public health officials during the alert period. The counts are presented as an indication of the health impacts of extreme temperatures during that stretch rather than an assessment of severity or outcomes for individual patients. Public health and hospital reporting are used to compile the emergency visit numbers across the specified dates. Overall, the sources agree that the most intense day within the heat wave corresponds to the peak in heat-related ER use, with fewer visits recorded on other days within the June 30–July 4 window.
Toronto reports 39 heat-related emergency visits during recent heat wave
Toronto Public Health reports that hospitals recorded 39 heat-related emergency department visits during the city’s recent heat wave. The figure covers June 30 through July 4, a period that includes a...
- Toronto Public Health reports 39 heat-related emergency department visits from June 30 to July 4.
- Environment Canada’s orange-level heat alert is in effect during the same period.
- The highest single-day total is on July 2, with 15 heat-related ER visits.
- The reported numbers come from hospital emergency department reporting of heat-related cases.
- The data are presented as linked to the recent city heat wave.
The highest heat-related Toronto hospital ER visits on a single day during the heat wave was July 2 when there were 15
1 month agoToronto Public Health says nearly 40 heat-related emergency department visits were recorded during last week’s heat wave that scorched the city. Officials say Toronto hospitals reported a total of 39 heat-related ER visits from June 30 until July 4, when Environment Canada’s orange-level heat alert was in effect. The highest number was recorded at the […]
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