Protective measures of patients with cardiovascular diseases from exposure to heat waves: medicated and non-medicated

[Influence of present weather conditions on the appeal of Bishkek and Osh residents for emergency care because of cardiovascular diseases]

Purpose of the study. To determine the influence of air temperature, atmospheric pressure, precipitation, fast weather changes on the number of emergency calls to patients with heart disease in the cities of Bishkek and Osh.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

The data of calls to the ambulance station of the cities of Bishkek and Osh for a 20-year period (1998-2018) were analyzed by classes of diseases in accordance with the ICD 10^th revision: A00-R99 - from all causes; I00-I99 - diseases of the circulatory system. More than 450 thousand ambulance calls were analyzed. To assess the meteorological indicators, the archived data of the site https://www.gismeteo.ru/diary/5327 were used. Correlation analysis was performed using the SPSS program.

Results and conclusion. The data obtained indicate the presence of moderate and strong statistically significant relationships in the number of patients with cardiovascular diseases seeking medical care with periods of prolonged heat, days with a fast weather change, days with increased atmospheric pressure after the invasion of the cold air front and precipitation. The necessity of seasonal prophylaxis of meteopathic reactions taking into account weather changes is shown.