Relation between atmospheric events and internal medicine emergency situations
Thiele, R.; Wessel, G.; Felsch, G.; Spiller, H.; Spies, J.; Meier, F.
Zeitschrift für die Gesamte Innere Medizin und ihre Grenzgebiete 37(23): 792-795
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-2542 PMID: 6984573 Document Number: 183561
Over a period of 2,541 days (7 years) patients with the diagnosis groups acute oesophageal and gastrointestinal haemorrhage, respectively (n = 395), cerebrovascular insufficiency (n = 689) and acute myocardial infarction (n = 701) were registered. From the individual meteorological data registered in the same period the temperature the evaporation warmth of the water, the specific warmth capacity of the air, the air pressure and a constant calculation factor were used for the calculation of the equivalent temperature. Thus by its means a measure for the warmth content of the air was at our disposal which is determined by a series of factors. Between the emergency situations mentioned and the equivalent temperature established a correlation test for significance was performed. In these cases was the result that there are significant relations between the cerebrovascular insufficiency. Though already a larger number of meteorological parameters entered into our investigations, the result supposes that further important meteorological data should not be neglected, such as phases of weather and front transits. This shall be taken into consideration in future investigations.