Meteofactors and admittance of patients with atrial fibrillation for emergency medical care

This study presents the results of a retrospective analysis of the challenges of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) for ambulance medical care depending on weather conditions and season. Aim. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of meteorological factors on addressing of patients with AF for emergency medical care in the context of seasonal dynamics. Materials. Archival cards of ambulance calls in the winter, spring, and summer 2012 and the corresponding databases of average daily meteorological parameters, day-to-day changes (∆), and pathogenicity indices were used: air temperature (it), atmospheric pressure (iр), humidity (ih), wind speed (iv), cloudiness (in), and general weather pathogenicity index (IWP). Results. In winter, the most significant negative effect is caused by fluctuations in meteo-factors: average daily air temperature and atmospheric pressure, it, ∆p, IWP; in spring were the average daily air temperature and atmospheric pressure, it, i∆t; in summer was i∆t. The response of the population to AF for medical care in the winter (6.7 ± 0.5 person/day) and spring (6.9 ± 0.4 person/day) is higher than that in summer (5.2 ± 0.5 person/day). Conclusion. The maximum number of correlation links between the frequency of ambulance medical care calls and meteorological factors is present in the winter and spring and has gender and season specifics. Seasonality factor affects the treatment of patients with AF for emergency medical care.

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THE INCIDENCE OF PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DEPENDING ON WEATHER CONDITIONS

Health and Ecology Issues ◽

10.51523/2708-6011.2017-14-1-8 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 39-43

Author(s):

A. N. Tsyrulnikova ◽

A. E. Voropaeva ◽

A. N. Aleynikova ◽

V. N. Dotsenko

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Atrial Fibrillation ◽

Coronary Heart Disease ◽

Heart Disease ◽

Atmospheric Pressure ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Meteorological Conditions ◽

Emergency Medical Care ◽

Air Humidity ◽

Relative Air Humidity

Objective: to analyze the influence of different meteorological conditions: relative air humidity, atmospheric pressure, precipitation on the incidence of development of AF paroxysms. Material and methods. The study involved 259 patients with AF paroxysms who were admitted into the Cardiology ward of Gomel City Clinical Hospital of Emergency Medical Care during the period from November 2015 to January 2016. Results. We have determined the incidence of development of AF paroxysms depending on such weather conditions as atmospheric pressure, relative air humidity, cloudiness, and precipitation. Conclusion. Meteorological conditions have a direct effect on the occurrence of AF paroxysms. The determined risk factors in this case are: high relative humidity, fall of temperature and harsh precipitation and changes in atmospheric pressure. Also, the aggravating factor in the development of AF paroxysms was age of patients over 56 and a combination of coronary heart disease and hypertension.

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DO WEATHER CONDITIONS INFLUENCE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC PROCESS?

InterConf ◽

10.51582/interconf.7-8.04.2021.047 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 455-461

Author(s):

Nataliiа Halushko ◽

Ogunsanya Ifeoluwa

Keyword(s):

Air Temperature ◽

Atmospheric Pressure ◽

Meteorological Factors ◽

Absolute Humidity ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Air Humidity ◽

Epidemic Process ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Relative Air Humidity ◽

North Eastern

We studied the influence of weather conditions (air temperature, absolute and relative air humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind speed and geomagnetic activity) on the epidemic process of COVID-19 in Sumy that is a city in north-eastern Ukraine for the period 4.05.2020-22.03.2021. The study was carried out using nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis dispersive analysis. The obtained results show that all meteorological factors affect the COVID-19 incidence rate. The air temperature, absolute humidity and atmospheric pressure are the most important meteorological factors influencing COVID-19 epidemic process

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THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE TO PATIENTS WITH RHYTHM DISORDERS IN ST. PETERSBURG (FOCUS ON ATRIAL FIBRILLATION)

EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE ◽

10.24884/2072-6716-2018-19-3- ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 25-32

Author(s):

A. V. Kuzneztov ◽

I. Y. Lukianova ◽

A. G. Miroshnichenko ◽

A. A. Shevtzov

Keyword(s):

Atrial Fibrillation ◽

Medical Care ◽

Heart Rhythm ◽

Emergency Medical Care ◽

Medical Assistance ◽

Emergency Medical ◽

Heart Rhythm Disorders

This work shows the analysis of the structure of calls to patients with heart rhythm disorders and the analysis of the existing model of medical assistance for patients with violations heart rhythm in St. Petersburg.

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Influence of meteorological factors on the onset of primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England ◽

10.1308/rcsann.2018.0114 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 100 (8) ◽

pp. 606-611 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Y Aljehani ◽

R Niaz ◽

F Almajid ◽

H Elbawab

Keyword(s):

Atmospheric Pressure ◽

Pressure Difference ◽

Spontaneous Pneumothorax ◽

Meteorological Parameters ◽

Meteorological Factors ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax ◽

The Other ◽

Average Temperature ◽

Significant Difference

Introduction Although links between meteorological conditions and primary spontaneous pneumothorax have been proposed, the reports are controversial. The aim of the study is to correlate between climatic changes and the development of this condition. Materials and methods A retrospective chart review included all patient presenting with primary spontaneous pneumothorax to King Fahd Hospital, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia, from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2016. Meteorological data were collected from King Abdulaziz airbase station using an online source for the same time interval. The data were analysed to determine differences in weather conditions between days on which primary spontaneous pneumothorax occurred and those in which it did not. Logistic regression model was used to obtain predicted risks for the onset of primary spontaneous pneumothorax with respect to weather conditions. Result Two hundred and eighty-nine patients were found to have primary spontaneous pneumothorax in the 281 days included in the study. Among the meteorological parameters, significant differences were found in average temperature and atmospheric pressure difference between day of admission and two days before the admission, between days with primary spontaneous pneumothorax and days without. There was no significant difference in the other meteorological factors between days with primary spontaneous pneumothorax and days without. Conclusion Two hundred and eighty-nine patients were found to have primary spontaneous pneumothorax in the 281 days included in the study. Among the meteorological parameters, significant differences were found in average temperature and atmospheric pressure difference between day of admission and two days before the admission, between days with primary spontaneous pneumothorax and days without. There was no significant difference in the other meteorological factors between days with primary spontaneous pneumothorax and days without.

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Actual problems of emergency medical care

Problems of Uninterrupted Medical Training and Science ◽

10.31071/promedosvity2018.02.005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 (2) ◽

pp. 5-11

Author(s):

I.Z. Yakovtsov ◽

Keyword(s):

Medical Care ◽

Emergency Medical Care ◽

Emergency Medical

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Infectious safety of patients in the provision of prehospital care for burns

Medsestra (Nurse) ◽

10.33920/med-05-2004-13 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 71-75

Author(s):

Marina Dmitryeva

Keyword(s):

Medical Care ◽

Prehospital Care ◽

Medical Professionals ◽

Emergency Medical Care ◽

Emergency Medical

The article describes the measures taken by medical professionals of emergency medical care to observe infectious safety of patients in the provision of pre-medical care in case of burns.

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