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. 2011 May 4;2011:750236. doi: 10.1155/2011/750236

Table 4.

Positive predictive value of chief complaint text strings associated with heat.

String Counts in heat-related visits Counts in nonheatrelated visits PPV(%)
Sun 39 15 72.2
Exhaust 32 15 68.1
Heat 10 10 50.0
Burn 17 196 8.0
Headache 11 850 1.3
Nausea 9 1127 0.8
Faint 4 488 0.8
Vomit 17 2334 0.7
Syncope 19 4194 0.5
Fever 7 1553 0.4
Fatigue 4 981 0.4
Weak 13 5483 0.2
Dizz 13 5525 0.2
Lighthead 1 424 0.2