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Research Report Open Access
Medical Meteorology India: Select Aspects
Deepak Bhattacharya
1
,
Bijoy Kumar Misra
2
1.
India Meteorological Society, Bhubaneswar, India, 751002
2.
Dept. of Geography, School of Earth Sciences, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odiha
Corresponding author email:
oddisilab1@dataone.in
International Journal of Clinical Case Reports 2013, Vol.3, No.2 doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2013.03.0002
Received: 30 Jan., 2012
Accepted: 05 Mar., 2012
Published: 02 Apr., 2012
Copyright: © 2013 Bhattacharya D., and Misra B.K. This is an open access article published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License,
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Preferred citation for this article as:
Bhattacharya D., and Misra B.K., 2013, Medical Meteorology India: Select Aspects, International Journal of Clinical Case Reports, Vol.3, No.2 7-16 (doi:
10.5376/
ijccr.2013.03.0002)
Abstract
Acute low pressure assists lung function, specially the impaired ones. COPD cases have been observed, studied. Ease of
expiration occurs due to low pressure {cyclones}, which in turn becauses relief, that wanes with the pass of the cyclone. K
+
disregulation has been suggested as the cause of anoxia and acute pulmonary distress in asthma. Low pressure also assists labor. A
reduction in central core pressure of the order 40 mb (hPa) is always noted with very sever cyclones. A unique ever present low
pressure region is reported from India. It has a coastal location (Dahod-Gujarat-western India) and fair weather-with rainlessness. On
ground co-relation is done and ease of labor is noted as collinear phenomena. On geographical basis Dahod is compared with another
location (Sambalpore-Odisa) on the eastern sea board of India. The contrast is presented in tabulated form based on 30 yrs. average.
Numerous interesting and fruitful observations have been adduced. Globally 1st time report. Will assist numerous such studies.
Keywords
Medical meteorology; Severe cyclone; COPD/Asthma; Expiration problem is the crux; K
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as adjunctive; Natural
location; Easy child birth; Dahod-India
Introduction
Severe weather events cause abrupt acute changes in
the atmospheric conditions, which in turn can affect
the status of disease and or general physiological
processes. Pioneering the concept of medical
meteorology, author has discussed how severe
cyclones effect amidst administrators (Bhatt-acharya,
2006
a) basic scientists; meteorologists (Bhatt-acharya,
2006
b) field engineers (Bhatt-acharya, 2010a), human
geographers (Bhatt-acharya, 2010b) and local experts
(
Bhatt-acharya, 2011) as run up to this communication,
that focuses on clinical and community health aspects.
Medical meteorology is new and unique domain.
Therefore, any full presentation needed preliminary
validative presentations of the various parameters of
the discovery. This multi-disciplinary study (involving
numerous similar cases) is also in the culmination of 2
decades long study involving the eastern and western
shore boards of India. It posit meteorological data as a
tool for the altruistic administrations, specially in the
developing world. Herein we present two components
of medical meteorology {i} Chronic Pulmonary
Obstructive Disease (COPD)\\Asthma and Tropical
Severe Cyclonic Storms-TSCS {ii} a new discovery,
that, Dahod in Gujarat (western shore board of India)
is a unique year round meteorology assisted natural
labor locus. This case study is 1
st
of its kind on pan
global basis.
Asthma during atmospheric low pressure
Mrs. Itishree, female, aged about 28 yrs. employed,
mother, is a known congenital case of Bronchial
asthma, and a permanent resident of Paradip (20°16' N
\\86
°41E; 10 m above MSL). This port town is in the
direct path of cyclone pass. She survive on daily
inhalation of non-steroidal bronchodilator. Had no
other ailments (psychological included) This makes
this patient (geographic domain based) a good
representative candidate. She was examined {over
long period}, observed along with a Pulmonary
Function Test, during a pass of a depression over
Paradeep (Orissa), in July, 2006, using the standard
technique of a digital spirometer.
Pre-clinical examination indicated as ‘chest clear’.
Blood pressure 180/70. Weight
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54
kgs. Wheezing
with non productive cough. No other abnormality
detected. All at seated, at rest position. Creepeting
sound that is persistent with such patient (s) on normal
days, is also not detectable (in general) during system