ND-0698 · 1996 · Other
Heat-Related Deaths during the July 1995 Heat Wave in Chicago
Semenza JC, Rubin CH, Falter KH, et al. New England Journal of Medicine. 1996.
doi.org/10.1056/nejm199607113350203 · Finding checked against the abstract
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What the source reports
In the 1995 Chicago heat wave, a working air conditioner cut the odds of heat-related death (OR 0.3), and living on a building's top floor raised them (OR 4.7).
Design questions and applications
Plan for heat, especially upper floors.
Field
Thermal comfort and heat
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card semenza-1996-chicago) on 2026-11-09; the card finding was rewritten from the abstract. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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