The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the impact of primary air pollutants and weather parameters on emergency department (ED) visits in the metropolitan area of Florence.
Consecutive emergency department visits within the study period
Patients resident outside the metropolitan area investigated
Patients admitted to the emergency department for traumatic injuries
The study population consists of consecutive patients presenting to the Emergency Departments (ED) of the participating hospital.
Case-control
Retrospective
No intervention administered
Other interventionNA (not applicable)
number of daily emergency department visits
Total number of emergency department visits on a given day
number of patients with Levels of Urgency (I-V) of emergency department visits
Levels of urgency of emergency department visits defined according to the Canadian triage system. With I emergency and V non-urgent visit
Number of patients with the most frequent primary complaints of emergency department visits
Number of patients hospitalised
Admission to a hospital ward
In-hospital mortality
Death occurring either in the emergency department or following admission to ward
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