Mean incidence of heat illness in 2013 by syndromic surveillance system by age group and IRR for heat illness in GPIH (comparing heatwave (2013) and non-heatwave (2011, 2012 and 2014) years)
| GPOOH | EDSSS | GPIH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | Mean consultations (% of total) | Mean attendances (% of total) | Mean incidence rate (per 100 000) | IRR (CI 95%) |
| 0–4 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 3.0 (−7.5 to 13.5) |
| 5–14 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 2.6 (−5.4 to 10.6) |
| 15–64 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 2.3 (−3.1 to 7.7) |
| 65–74 | 0.02 | 0.1 | 0.09 | 2.4 (−3.7 to 8.4) |
| 75 plus | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 3.2 (−7.0 to 13.5) |
| All ages | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 2.5 (−3.4 to 8.4) |
EDSSS, emergency department syndromic surveillance systems; GPIH, general practitioner in hours; GPOOH, general practitioner out of hours; IRR, incidence rate ratios.