Sunny with a Chance of Trauma: CT Scans Spike in Hot Weather (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

Sunny with a Chance of Trauma: CT Scans Spike in Hot Weather

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(A) Positive correlation between number of polytrauma CTs and temperature and increasing number of polytrauma CTs in higher temperature quartiles. (B) Negligible correlation between number of polytrauma CTs and precipitation and unspecific changes in number of polytrauma CTs dependent on the precipitation quartiles. (C) Negative correlation between number of polytrauma CTs and wind speed and decreasing number of polytrauma CTs in higher wind speed quartiles. (D) Positive correlation between number of polytrauma CTs and sunshine and increasing number of polytrauma CTs in higher sunshine quartiles. (E) Positive correlation between number of polytrauma CTs and UV-light amount and increasing number of polytrauma CTs in higher UV-light amount quartiles. (F) Negative correlation between number of polytrauma CTs and cloudiness and decreasing number of polytrauma CTs in higher cloudiness quartiles.

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RSNA and Martin Segeroth, M.D.

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