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Finding Time-of-Arrival Clusters of Exposure-Related Visits to Emergency Departments in Contiguous Hospital Groups
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Time-of-arrival (TOA) surveillance methodology consists of identifying clusters of patients arriving to a hospital emergency department (ED) with similar complaints within a short temporal interval. TOA monitoring of ED visit data is currently… read more… within a short temporal interval. TOA monitoring of ED visit data is currently conducted by the Florida Department … within a short temporal interval. TOA monitoring of ED visit data is currently conducted by the Florida Department … types of exposures. For each hospital, time series of visit counts from 1 hour cells, based on patient … -
Post-disaster Surveillance Following the Tsunami in Japan: BioSense 2011
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The CDC's BioSense Program receives near real-time health care utilization data from a number of sources, including Department of Defense (DoD) healthcare facilities from around the globe and non-federal hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the… read more… was a 2- to 5-day lag time between the time of patient visit and time when ICD-9-CM-coded final diagnoses were … for the following keywords indicating a KI-related visit: (1) potas*, pottas*; (2) iodine, iodide; (3) KI; (4) … radiation, radeation; (5) nuclea*; (6) Japan. A given ED visit was considered a match if the content of the CC met … -
Burns Reported to the BioSense System During the Independence Day Holiday
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Each year, more than two-thirds of all fireworksrelated injuries occur during June 16-July 16 [1]. During the 2006 July 4th holiday weekend, thousands of people were treated in emergency departments (EDs) for fireworks-related injuries [2]. Over 50… read more… July 4th, 5th, or both days. Among these four areas, burn visit counts ranged from 24 to 36 per day and rates from … -
Syndromic Surveillance for Bicycle Related Injuries in Boston, 2007-2010
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In May of 2001, Boston released a strategic transportation plan to improve bicycle access and safety. [1] According to the Boston Transportation Department, ridership has increased 122% between 2007 and 2009. [2] A collaborative public health and… read more… hospitals in Boston every 24 hours. Data received include visit date, demographics, ZIP code of residence, chief …