This syndrome was created to explore the possibility of Kansas Syndromic Surveillance Program data for agriculture-related injuries. This topic could potentially cover trauma, injury, occupational public health, and child health. This syndrome is still a work-in-progress and a proof of concept, but has given some promising results so far in Kansas. One point to note is farmers are not particularly descriptive in triage and tend to not complaint excessively so we had to turn to Diagnosis Codes to get the most reliable results.
Syndromic Surveillance System - ESSENCE
Data Source - Emergency Room Visits
Fields Used - Discharge Diagnosis History
Syndrome Definition
W30 OR Y92.7 OR V84 OR Y93.K9
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