Heatwaves keep paramedics busy as cardiovascular complaints shoot up

German study finds ambulance callouts increased by a third when average temperatures hit 30CThe hotter the weather, the busier paramedics become. A study carried out in the German city of Würzburg found that ambulance callouts for cardiovascular complaints rose by more than a third during heatwave conditions, with the worst affected areas being those with the highest population density and least green space.Between 2011 and 2019, scientists from the University of Potsdam monitored temperature, air pollution and ambulance dispatches across Würzburg. The study, published in the journal Weather, Climate and Society, found that days with poor air quality did not have a significant influence on ambulance callouts - perhaps because the negative health effects of air pollution often take longer to manifest. Continue reading...