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KMID : 1143420210140050229
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Public Health Weekly Report
2021 Volume.14 No. 5 p.229 ~ p.238
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The Results of the Cold-Related Illness Surveillance in the long cold wave (December 29, 2020-January 12, 2021)
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Lee Su-Kyung
Kim Sun-Mi
Kim Hyo-Eun
Kwon Seung-Hyun
Yoo Hyo-Soon
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Abstract
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The extreme cold for 15 days (December 29, 2020-January 12, 2021) at the end of the year and the new year recorded the
lowest temperature (-16.3℃) this winter, and the report of cold-related illnesses (CRIs) patients also surged. The number of cold patients reported during the period was 191, accounted for 62.4% of the total occurrence of the 2020-2021 season,
and 223.7% increase over the same period last season. Compared to the 2019-2020 season, reports in people in their 20s-
40s increased by 11.5%p, while frostbite increased by 26.4%p, and occurrences in mountains, ski resorts, and outdoor
workplaces increased by 14.1%p. This report concluded that health damage from CRIs can be prevented by following safety guidelines for cold wave control. It is important to listen to weather information and observe the precautions, such as avoiding going out in cold weather as much as possible, and be especially careful of sudden cold weather.
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KEYWORD
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Cold-related illness, long cold wave, extreme cold, hypothermia, Frostbite, Surveillance system
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