Citation

Trepinska J, Piotrowicz K, Bakowski R, Bolechala F, Trela F. Przegl. Lek. 2005; 62(8): 788-794.

Vernacular Title

Wplyw warunkow meteorologicznych na wypadki samobojstw przez powieszenie.

Affiliation

Zaklad Klimatologii Istytutu Geografii i Gospodarki Przestrzennej Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego w Krakowie.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Przeglad Lekarski)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16521499

Abstract

The paper presents a certain biometeorological problem. The evaluation of influence of weather factors on frequency of suicidal cases by hanging in the area of Cracow City during 1991-2002 was examined. Rapid changes of air pressure, air temperature, hot, sweltering and sultry days, very frosty days, days with strong or windy days with thunderstorms, fog and haze were selected as unfavourable weather factors. They give an occasion for strong psychical stress. The results of detailed investigations are next: more frequency of cases of suicide during the advance of cold fronts, rapid decreases of air pressure during hot, sweltering and sultry days, days with thunderstorms and foehn winds in the Tatra Mountains.