Displaying results 1 - 3 of 3
-
Correlation between Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Isolates and Emergency Department Visits, Los Angeles County, 2005-2006
Content Type: Abstract
This study describes the ability by which total volume of ED visits correlate with influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity in the community.… study describes the ability by which total volume of ED visits correlate with influenza and respiratory syncytial … study describes the ability by which total volume of ED visits correlate with influenza and respiratory syncytial … -
A Comparison of Fever Classified Chief Complaints and Diagnoses with Recorded Body Temperatures
Content Type: Abstract
The LAC SSS has been in existence since 2004. Currently, the system collects data from over 50 hospitals daily and performs a chief complaint-based syndrome classification analysis of all ED visits. The keyword “fever” is of special interest due to… read more… syndrome classification analysis of all ED visits. The keyword “fever” is of special interest due to … However, inclusion of such terms in syndrome definitions may be a disadvantage as such keyword searches would depend … syndrome classification analysis of all ED visits. The keyword “fever” is of special interest due to … -
Preliminary Analysis of SaTScan's Effectiveness to Detect Known Disease Outbreaks Using Emergency Department Syndromic Data in Los Angeles County
Content Type: Abstract
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is currently testing SaTScan’s space-time permutation model to assist in identifying aberrant illness activity in the community and determine it’s ability to detect … read more… gastro-intestinal, 2,082 rash, 958 neurological, and 26,042 respiratory cases. The retrospective option found 59 … Clusters that did not correspond to known outbreaks may have been due to random clusters, seasonal increases, or … missing data. Increasing hospital coverage in the future may increase SaTScan‘s ability to detect disease clusters …