Emergency room visits associated with particulate concentration and Asian dust storms in metropolitan Taipei

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Kai Lin ◽  
Chi-Feng Chen ◽  
Hui-Chung Yeh ◽  
Yu-Chun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Room ◽  
Asian Dust ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Emergency Room Visits ◽  
Particulate Concentration ◽  
Asian Dust Storms

scholarly journals The Effects of PM2.5 from Asian Dust Storms on Emergency Room Visits for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ssu-Ting Liu ◽  
Chu-Yung Liao ◽  
Hsien-Wen Kuo
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Room ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Asian Dust ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Late Winter ◽  
Risk Increase ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Asian Dust Storms

A case-crossover study examined how PM2.5 from Asian Dust Storms (ADS) affects the number of emergency room (ER) admissions for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and respiratory diseases (RDs). Our data indicated that PM2.5 concentration from ADS was highly correlated with ER visits for CVDs and RDs. The odds ratios (OR) increased by 2.92 (95% CI: 1.22-5.08) and 1.86 (95% CI: 1.30-2.91) per increase 10 µg/m3 in PM2.5 levels, for CVDs and RDs, respectively. A 10 µg/m3 increase in PM2.5 from ADSs was significantly associated with increase in ER visits for CVDs among those 65 years of age and older (an increase of 2.77 in OR) and for females (an increase of 3.09 in OR). In contrast, PM2.5 levels had a significant impact on RD ER visits among those under 65 years of age (OR=1.77). The risk of ER visits for CVDs increased on the day when the ADS occurred in Taiwan and the day after (lag 0 and lag 1); the corresponding risk increase for RDs only increased on the fifth day after the ADS (lag 5). In Taiwan’s late winter and spring, the severity of ER visits for CVDs and RDs increases. Environmental protection agencies should employ an early warning system for ADS to reduce high-risk groups’ exposure to PM2.5.

Effects of Asian Dust Storms on Synechococcus Populations in the Subtropical Kuroshio Current

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 751-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Ching Chung ◽  
Jeng Chang ◽  
Gwo-Ching Gong ◽  
Shih-Chieh Hsu ◽  
Kuo-Ping Chiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kuroshio Current ◽  
Asian Dust ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Asian Dust Storms

scholarly journals Increasing cardiopulmonary emergency visits by long-range transported Asian dust storms in Taiwan

2008 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Chuan Chan ◽  
Kai-Jen Chuang ◽  
Wen-Jone Chen ◽  
Wei-Tien Chang ◽  
Chung-Te Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Range ◽  
Asian Dust ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Emergency Visits ◽  
Asian Dust Storms

Effect of Asian dust storms on mortality in three Asian cities

2014 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 309-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyewon Lee ◽  
Yasushi Honda ◽  
Youn-Hee Lim ◽  
Yue Leon Guo ◽  
Masahiro Hashizume ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asian Dust ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Asian Cities ◽  
Asian Dust Storms

Influence of Asian dust storms on daily acute myocardial infarction hospital admissions

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Chen-Yuan Teng ◽  
Yun-Shan Chan ◽  
Yu-I Peng ◽  
Tsai-Ching Liu
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Asian Dust ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Asian Dust Storms
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