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  • Content Type: Abstract

    We developed, implemented and evaluated Meningitis and Encephalitis (M/E) syndrome case definitions based on electronic Emergency Department (ED) chief complaint data; and assessed their ability to detect aberrations that correspond with M/E… read more
    … November 30, 2004. Medical records were reviewed for 570 (70%) of these cases. Abstracted data included ED visit date … for each case definition. RESULTS A total of 243 (26%) reported M/E cases visited the 5 hospitals for which electronic data was …
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    Analysis of the BioSense data facilitates the identification, tracking, and management of emergent and routine health events, including potential bioterrorism events, injury related incidents and rapidly spreading naturally occurring events (1).… read more
    … ings, sprains & strains). RESULTS A total of 8,342,336 visits were recorded in the ED Chief Complaint category into … s, an im al Fractu res an d d isl oc ati on Pois onin g b y m ed icin es Spra ins and st rai ns Burn s Hea t, e xc es … Awareness System. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005 Aug 26;54 Suppl:11-9. [3] Sokolow LZ, Grady N, Rolka H, Walker …