from Harvard School of Public Health
Hospital admissions for cardiovascular
diseases actually declines on days of major
snowfalls compared to days with no
snowfall. Surprised? But two days later,
hospital admissions jump twenty-three
percent. Harvard’s School of Public Health
analyzed data from more than four hundred
thousand adults hospitalized at the four
largest hospitals in Boston. Why the
delayed effect? One reason may be that
people most susceptible to cardiovascular
events, such as a heart attack, stay indoors
during heavy snow falls of greater than ten
inches avoiding the potential risks. Fueling
that theory is that days of moderate
snowfalls brought higher cardio cases than
during days of high snow fall. Take it easy
out there!