Sabih Ayan, Russell Claire, Chang Catherina L
Department of Respiratory Medicine Waikato Hospital Hamilton New Zealand.
Anglesea Accident and Medical Centre Hamilton New Zealand.
Respirol Case Rep. 2020 Aug 31;8(7):e00655. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.655. eCollection 2020 Oct.
Thunderstorm asthma is induced by specific weather conditions causing breakdown and widespread distribution of allergens. Thunderstorm asthma had previously been considered unlikely to occur in New Zealand (NZ), given its local weather patterns. Storm events on 2 December 2017 led to increased asthma presentations at Waikato Hospital in Hamilton. Analyses of patient presentations led us to conclude that these presentations were similar to international descriptions of thunderstorm asthma. This is the first time such presentations have been reported in NZ. Documenting these events accurately is important as this is the first step to making a plan that would enable paramedics and emergency facilities across NZ to respond to any larger scale thunderstorm asthma events in the future.
雷暴性哮喘是由特定天气状况引发的，这些状况会导致过敏原分解并广泛传播。鉴于新西兰（NZ）当地的天气模式，雷暴性哮喘此前被认为在该国不太可能发生。2017年12月2日的风暴事件导致汉密尔顿怀卡托医院哮喘就诊人数增加。对患者就诊情况的分析使我们得出结论，这些就诊情况与国际上对雷暴性哮喘的描述相似。这是此类就诊情况首次在新西兰被报道。准确记录这些事件很重要，因为这是制定一项计划的第一步，该计划将使新西兰各地的护理人员和急救设施能够应对未来任何规模更大的雷暴性哮喘事件。
