The influence of foehn winds on the incidence of severe injuries in southern Bavaria - an analysis of the TraumaRegister DGU

Foehn describes a wind which occurs in areas with close proximity to mountains. The presence of foehn wind is associated with worsening health conditions. This study analyzes the correlation between a foehn typical circulation and the incidence for suffering a severe trauma. This is a retrospective,...

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Published in:BMC musculoskeletal disorders 2020-08, Vol.21 (1), p.568-568, Article 568
Main Authors: Greve, Frederik, Kanz, Karl-Georg, Zyskowski, Michael, von Matthey, Francesca, Biberthaler, Peter, Muthers, Stefan, Matzarakis, Andreas, Lefering, Rolf, Huber-Wagner, Stefan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biometeorology
Data analysis
Documentation
Emergency medical care
Foehn wind
Foehn wind Bavaria
Germany - epidemiology
Hospitals
Humans
Incidence
Injuries
Injury Severity Score
Intensive care
Intensive care units
Multiple Trauma
Musculoskeletal diseases
Pain
Patients
Polytrauma
Pressure distribution
Registries
Regression analysis
Retrospective Studies
Suicides & suicide attempts
Trauma
TraumaRegister DGU
Velocity
Wind
Winter
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Summary:Foehn describes a wind which occurs in areas with close proximity to mountains. The presence of foehn wind is associated with worsening health conditions. This study analyzes the correlation between a foehn typical circulation and the incidence for suffering a severe trauma. This is a retrospective, multicentre observational register study. The years from 2013 to 2016 were analyzed for the presence of foehn winds. A logistic regression analysis with the number of daily admitted trauma patients as the primary target value was performed in dependence of foehn winds. Southern Bavaria is a typical foehn wind region. Individuals were treated in 37 hospitals of Southern Bavaria which participate in the TraumaRegister DGU®, an international register that includes all severe trauma patients, mainly in Germany. We analyzed patients with an Injury Severity Score (ISS) of at least nine with admission to intensive care units or prior death in the emergency room. 6215 patients were enrolled in this study. A foehn-typical circulation was present on 65 days (4.5%). 301 patients (5%) suffered a trauma with an ISS ≥ 9 on a foehn day. The mean ISS was 20.2 (9-75). On average, 4.3 patients (0-15 patients) were admitted on a daily basis due to a severe trauma. The multivariate regression analysis revealed a daily increase of 0.87 individuals (p = 0.004; 95% CI 0.23-1.47) on foehn days. During spring 1.07 patients (p = 
ISSN:1471-2474
1471-2474
DOI:10.1186/s12891-020-03572-z