All patients who presented at participating emergency departments between 2019 and 2024.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Retrospective analysis of all patients who utilized emergency care during climate change-related biometeorological variations
Sponsors
Institut für Public Health in der Akutmedizin (Universitätsmedizin Magdeburg)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Presentation at emergency department
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: no exclusion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quantitative parameters of utilization and disease spectrum (pneumonia, alcohol and drug intoxication, headaches, and heart attacks) in emergency departments during climate change-induced biometeorological variations. The heterogeneous impact is examined based on patient groups (geriatric and multimorbid patients, children) and region-specific factors (basins and valleys). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| By training models and conducting simulation-based analyses, the utilization of emergency departments is intended to be predicted (public health surveillance and quality assurance in acute and emergency medicine). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactKai Heimrath
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsklinik für Unfallchirurgie
Outcome results
None listed