Climate Change and Emergency Medicine: A Scoping Review Across Emergency Medicine Subspecialties

This scoping review aims to synthesize existing literature on the impacts of climate change across various emergency medicine (EM) subspecialties and identify key findings, knowledge gaps, and priorities for enhancing climate-resilient emergency care systems. The study reveals that climate change significantly strains EM systems, particularly through temperature-related exposures and extreme weather events, disproportionately affecting socially marginalized populations. The authors highlight the need for improved geographic representation, intervention evaluations, and integration of climate projections in health system planning to address these challenges effectively.