熱中症搬送、過去最多　５～９月、全国で９万７５７８人―総務省消防庁

　総務省消防庁は２９日、熱中症のため５～９月に救急搬送された人数が全国で９万７５７８人に上ったと発表した。昨年の同時期から６１１１人増え、統計を取り始めた２００８年以降で最多。今年は厳しい暑さが長期間にわたって続き、月別では６月と７月が過去２番目の多さ、９月は初めて１万人を超え、過去最多となった。
　年代別では、６５歳以上の高齢者が５万５９６６人と全体の５７．４％を占めた。発生場所別では、自宅など「住居」が３万７１１６人と最も多く、「道路」が１万８５７６人で続いた。搬送直後に死亡が確認されたのは１２０人だった。（2024/10/29-15:37）

The number of people who were sent to a hospital over heatstroke in Japan from May to September came in at 97,578, the highest level for the five-month period since 2008 when the statistics began, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday.
   The figure jumped by 6,111 from the same period last year as severe heat continued for a long time.
   The number of heatstroke patients in June and July marked the second-highest for those months. The figure in September topped 10,000 for the first time for the month.
   People aged 65 and over accounted for 57.4 pct of the total number of heatstroke patients in the five months, at 55,966.
   By place of heatstroke incident, residence accounted for 37,116, the highest figure, followed by road, at 18,576. Those who were confirmed dead immediately after being taken to a hospital made up 120.