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Use of Syndromic Surveillance in the Investigation of Salmonella Wandsworth Outbreak
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On June 22, 2007 increases in over-the-counter (OTC) electrolyte and child anti-fever medication sales were detected through routine OTC surveillance. Increases in emergency department (ED) data for gastrointestinal (GI) illness among… read more… Cases were predominantly young children and included 8 con- firmed cases among NYC residents with onset dates from … [OR=1.7, 95%CI=(0.1, 29.4)]; however, the control who con- sumed Veggie Booty® reported having diarrhea upon … by pa- rental report of diarrhea as opposed to ED chief com- plaint; the OR for Veggie Booty® was 8.3, 95%CI=(0.4, … -
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 ED visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following… read more… LH Gren et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 32 Acknowledgements This paper was … References 1 ThompsonWW, Shay DK, Weintraub E, Brammer L, Cox N, Anderson LJ, et al. Mortality associated with … in the United States. JAMA 2003;289:179–86. 2 Thompson WW, Shay DK, Weintraub E, Brammer L, Bridges CB, Cox NJ, et … -
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… et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 37 this may need to be balanced with … Health Threats Journal DK Richardson et al. 2011, 4:s51 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 38 … -
Comparison of respiratory, febrile and influenza-like illness syndromes to detect laboratory-reported H1N1 and RSV, Influenza Season 2009–10, New York City
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The New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene monitors visits daily from 49 of 54 NYC emergency departments (EDs), capturing 95% of all ED visits. ED visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) have reflected influenza… read more… et al.; licensee Emerging Health Threats Journal. www.eht-journal.org 64 the sentinel ED visits, 24,100 (9%) … Health Threats Journal E Westheimer et al. 2011, 4:s105 www.eht-journal.org page 2/2 65 …