Table 1 Median ambient and natural surface temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit and Centigrade: comparison of the literature with the present study
Ambient temperature comparison | Median (°F) | Range (°F) | |
|---|---|---|---|
1995 “Streets of Fire” [2] | 106 | 100–113 | |
1996 Mecca burnt feet on sand [15] 2000a Friday mass in Saudi Arabia [16] | AV noon: 113 | 122–140 | |
2006b “Pediatric foot burns” [3] | – | 86–106 | |
Present study high noon (2016–2018) | 106 | 84–119 | |
Present study low noon (2016–2018) | 100 | 73–115 | |
High noon ambient median temperatures on the day of admission from May to September during 2016–2018 | |||
Pavement group | 108 | 86–119 | |
Road rash group | 100 | 100–110 | |
MVC group | 104 | 88–111 | |
Other contact group | 106 | 90–117 | |
August 2018 (12 pm and 6 pm) (median) temperatures of pavement/asphalt/rock | |||
Pavement | 12 pm, °F (°C) | 129 (53.3) | 98.0–140.0 (36.7–61.7) |
6 pm, °F (°C) | 111 (43.1) | 96.6–117.5 (35.9–47.3) | |
Asphalt | 12 pm, °F (°C) | 138.5 (59.5) | 116.9–152 (41.8–68.7) |
6 pm, °F (°C) | 124.5 (52.0) | 111.3–132 (44.1–56.0) | |
Rock | 12 pm, °F (°C) | 124.1 (52.7) | 98.6–138.7 (37.0–59.2) |
6 pm, °F (°C) | 102.0 (37.6) | 91.9–110.3 (32.7–43.6) | |