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Syndrome evaluation of individuals reporting emergency department utilization for notifiable disease and conditions
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The Duval County Health Department (DCHD) serves a community of over one million people in Jacksonville, FL, USA. Each year, DCHD Epidemiology Program reports an average of 1133 (4-year average) notifiable diseases and conditions (NDC)… read more… of NDC to identify related emergency department (ED) visits and subsequent CC-based syndrome categorization. … of SS syndromes based on the patient’s CC during their ED visit. Document … have surveyed reports of NDC to identify related ED visits and subsequent CC-based syndrome categorization. … -
Comparison of Influenza-like Illness Syndrome Classification Between Two Syndromic Surveillance Systems
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In 2004, the BioDefend (BD) syndromic surveillance (SS) system was implemented in Duval County hospitals (Jacksonville, FL). Daily emergency department chief complaints are manually classified and entered into the BD system by… read more… one using a clinician’s classification of reason for visit and the other using an automated chief complaint … one using a clinician’s classification of reason for visit and the other us- ing an automated chief complaint … Surveillance & Influenza Test Performed; (% Provider ILI visits (blue), % BD ILI (green), %ES- SENCE ILI (red) ). … -
Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma
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Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on emergency departments (ED) visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early… read more… the media’s influence on emergency departments (ED) visits in situations such as dramatized … public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following President Clinton’s heart surgery. No … the influence of media-publicized trauma on ED visits. On 16 March 2009, the actress Natasha Richardson … -
Improvement of Epidemiology Business Processes through the Evolution of Biosurveillance
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In the last decade, the scope of public health (PH) surveillance has grown, and biosurveillance capacity has expanded in Duval County. In 2004, the Duval County Health Department (DCHD) implemented a standalone syndromic surveillance (SS) system… read more… ad hoc ED surveillance was compared between ESSENCE and e-mail/telephone methods. QI reviews were compared between … Emerg Health Threats J 2011;4(Suppl 1). *Taj Azarian E-mail: tajazari@gmail.com (page number not for citation purpose) �ISDS 2011 … -
Utilization of Syndromic Surveillance with Multiple Data Sources to Enhance Public Health Response
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In the event of a large-scale public health crisis, successfully detecting and assessing health threats and monitoring population health status over a sustained period of time is likely to require integration of information from multiple… read more… that monitor information from emergency department (ED) visits. In addition, because SS development was … that mon- itor information from emergency department (ED) visits. In addition, because SS development was … that plume models would be useful to help frame the un- derstanding of exposure risks in a community, but such … -
BioDefend Syndromic Surveillance System Influenza Activity Detection
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Many syndromic surveillance systems have been developed and are operational, yet lack concise guidelines for investigating and conducting followups on daily alarms. Daily emergency department visits from six reporting hospitals… read more… followups on daily alarms. Daily emergency department visits from six reporting hospitals in the Duval County area … ups on daily alarms. Daily emergency department (ED) visits from six reporting hospitals in the Duval County area … increase was observed in statewide sentinel provider ILI visits coincidently with an overall increase in laboratory …