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Syndromes

Query purpose: 

To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in identifying patients likely to have long COVID (also commonly described as Post-COVID Complications (PCC) or long-haul COVID) by reviewing visits in the emergency department (ED) setting and to help with trend monitoring for long COVID related visits using syndromic surveillance data.

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The aim of this syndrome definition is to assist with rapid detection of potential initial visits for a firearm injury. The following injury intents due to firearms are included in this definition: unintentional, intentional self-directed, assault, undetermined intent, legal intervention, and terrorism. The definition aims to capture only initial encounters for a firearm injury and negate subsequent encounters or sequelae.

How it was developed: 

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Purpose

The purpose of this document is to standardize and formalize the process for adding new and updating existing syndrome definitions (CCDD Categories) in the NSSP-ESSENCE instance of the BioSense platform. While jurisdictions that maintain their own local versions of ESSENCE do not need to follow this process, this can still serve as a guidance document for best practices when developing new or updating existing definitions.

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Query purpose: 

To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected nonfatal benzodiazepine-involved overdoses using syndromic surveillance data.

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Query purpose: 

To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected nonfatal cocaine-involved overdose using syndromic surveillance data.

Definition description: 

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Query purpose: 

To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected nonfatal fentanyl-involved overdoses using syndromic surveillance.

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Query purpose: 

To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected nonfatal heroin-involved overdoses using syndromic surveillance data.

Definition description: 

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