Table 4 Frequency of diagnosing of heat emergencies in the emergency department by ED healthcare providers in pre- intervention (2017) and post- intervention (2018) periods
Diagnosis by ED physician | Pre-intervention (2017) n = 4181 | Post-intervention (2018) n = 4022 | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall heat illness | 125 (3.0%) | 302 (7.5%) |  < 0.001* |
 Heat exhaustion | 24 (0.6%) | 49 (1.2%) | 0.002* |
 Heat stroke | 76 (1.8%) | 220 (5.5%) |  < 0.001* |
 Other heat illnesses | 25 (0.6%) | 33 (0.8%) | 0.229 |