TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Assessment of the public health risks and impact of a tornado in Funing, China, 23 june 2016: a retrospective analysis
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Wang, Kaiwen
A1  - Zhong, Shuang
A1  - Wang, Xiaoye
A1  - Wang, Zhe
A1  - Yang, Lianping
A1  - Wang, Qiong
A1  - Wang, Suhan
A1  - Sheng, Rongrong
A1  - Ma, Rui
A1  - Lin, Shao
A1  - Liu, Wenyu
A1  - Zu, Rongqiang
A1  - Huang, Cunrui
SP  - e14101201
EP  - e14101201
VL  - 14
IS  - 10
N2  - (1) Background: Tornadoes are one of the deadliest disasters but their health impacts in China are poorly investigated. This study aimed to assess the public health risks and impact of an EF-4 tornado outbreak in Funing, China; (2) Methods: A retrospective analysis on the characteristics of tornado-related deaths and injuries was conducted based on the database from the Funing's Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Funing People's Hospital. A change-point time-series analysis of weekly incidence for the period January 2010 to September 2016 was used to identify sensitive infectious diseases to the tornado; (3) Results: The 75 to 84 years old group was at the highest risk of both death (RR = 82.16; 95% CIs = 19.66, 343.33) and injury (RR = 31.80; 95% CI = 17.26, 58.61), and females were at 53% higher risk of death than males (RR = 1.53; 95% CIs = 1.02, 2.29). Of the 337 injuries, 274 injuries (81%) were minor. Most deaths occurred indoors (87%) and the head (74%) was the most frequent site of trauma during the tornado. Five diseases showed downward change-points; (4) Conclusions: The experience of the Funing tornado underscores the relative danger of being indoors during a tornado and is successful in avoiding epidemics post-tornado. Current international safety guidelines need modification when generalized to China.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101201
ID  - ref1
ER  -