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Development of Text-Based Algorithm for Opioid Overdose Identification in EMS Data
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Opioid overdoses have emerged within the last five to ten years to be a major public health concern. The high potential for fatal events, disease transmission, and addiction all contribute to negative outcomes. However, what is currently known about… read more… for fatal events, disease transmission, and addiction all contribute to negative outcomes. However, what is … is frequently not specific enough to capture and track all opioid overdoses. Lastly, traditional means of data … are not necessarily applicable to opioid overdoses, due to the often short disease course of addiction and lack … -
Evaluation of a post earthquake internally displaced persons surveillance system (IDPSS) - Haiti, 2010
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On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, killing 4230 000 persons and placing an estimated 1.5 million into internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. IDPs are at increased risk for communicable diseases resulting… read more… 9 views Submitted by hparton on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 14:16 … Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA, USA; and 2Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population, Port-au-Prince , … report- ing frequency (from daily to weekly) that were all imple- mented without an interruption of the system. …