ArticleJournal of environmental and public health2014
An overview of thunderstorm-associated asthma outbreak in southwest of Iran.
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- Extreme weather and asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic review on chronic non-communicable disease in disaster settings.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Triggering mechanisms of acute thunderstorm asthma: epithelial barrier disruption and immune dysregulation.Respiratory research · 2026Review
- The September 2022 thunderstorm asthma outbreak in Yulin, Northwest China: A 7-year retrospective analysis (2018-2024).The Journal of international medical research · 2026Observational
- Risk factors for the development of Thunderstorm-associated asthma among indigenous Ghanaians: A matched case-control study.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Pulmonary Function Tests in Thunderstorm-associated Respiratory Symptoms: A Cross-sectional Study.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Prediction of airborne pollen concentrations by artificial neural network and their relationship with meteorological parameters and air pollutants.Journal of environmental health science & engineering · 2022Article
- Retrospective analysis of epidemic thunderstorm asthma in children in Yulin, northwest China.Pediatric research · 2021Article
- Managing Exacerbations in Thunderstorm Asthma: Current Insights.Journal of inflammation research · 2021Review
- Thunderstorm Asthma: Looking Back and Looking Forward.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2020Review
- Continued loss of asthma control following epidemic thunderstorm asthma.Asia Pacific allergy · 2019Article
- Thunderstorm-triggered asthma: what we know so far.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2019Review
- Thunderstorm asthma outbreak, a rare phenomenon in southwest Iran: patients' perspectives.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2018Article
- Stormy weather: a retrospective analysis of demand for emergency medical services during epidemic thunderstorm asthma.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2017Article
- Outdoor Environment and Pediatric Asthma: An Update on the Evidence from North America.Canadian respiratory journal · 2017Review
- Community Response to the Impact of Thunderstorm Asthma Using Smart Technology.Allergy & rhinology (Providence, R.I.)Article
- Fatal and near-fatal thunderstorm asthma epidemic in a desert country.Annals of thoracic medicineArticle
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to report the characteristics and treatment strategies of all patients with acute bronchospasm who were presented to the emergency departments of Ahvaz, Iran, following the occurrence of a thunderstorm on November 2, 2013. A total of 2000 patients presenting with asthma attacks triggered by thunderstorm were interviewed and an initial questionnaire was completed for each individual. After twenty days, patients were asked to complete a supplementary questionnaire, but only 800 of them accepted to do so. The majority of subjects was aged 20-40 years (60.5%) and had no history of asthma in most cases (60.0%). The symptoms had started outdoors for 60.0% of the participants. In most patients, the onset of the condition was on November 2. Short-acting β 2-agonist (salbutamol) and aminophylline were the most commonly prescribed medications in the emergency department. Upon the second interview, 85.3% of the patients were still symptomatic. Overall, 63.6% did not have a follow-up visit after hospital discharge, although all of them were referred to the specialist. The findings of the present study suggest that thunderstorm-associated asthma could affect young adults with no gender priority, with or without asthma history, which put a strain on emergency medical services.
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