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Health Effects of LA county Wildfires in October 2007
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Determine if poor air quality resulting from wildfires could be measured in the general population by monitoring smoke-related respiratory Emergency Department (EDs) visits.… smoke-related respiratory Emergency Department (EDs) visits. Document … smoke-related respiratory Emergency Department (EDs) visits. BACKGROUND October 20, 2007 marked the beginning of … week of November to further quantify the change in ED visit frequency resulting from the poor air quality. RESULTS … -
Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance and Population-Based Health Monitoring in Los Angeles County
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The Bioterrorism Surveillance Unit of the Los Angeles County (LAC) Department of Public Health, Acute Communicable Disease Control (ACDC) program analyzes Emergency Department (ED) data daily. Currently capturing over 40% of the ED… read more… (ED) data daily. Currently capturing over 40% of the ED visits in LAC, the system categorizes visits into syndrome groups and analyzes the data for … (ED) data daily. Currently capturing over 40% of the ED visits in LAC, the system categorizes visits into syndrome … -
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Using Syndromic Surveillance to Identify a Neuro-Invasive Disease Outbreak in Los Angeles County
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In November of 2001 a syndromic surveillance system was established in Los Angeles (LA) County to analyze emergency department (ED) chief complaints in select hospitals. Chief complaints were analyzed and categorized into a syndrome (rash,… read more… epidemiological curve would have the intensity of case visits needed to trigger a signal. On the individual level, … epidemiological curve would have the intensity of case visits needed to trigger a signal. On the individual level, … classification, and dates of interest (onset date, ED visit date) were reviewed for cases that visited a syndromic … -
Automated Syndromic Surveillance System in Los Angeles County
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The Los Angeles County (LAC) Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Unit has made significant progress in automating the syndromic surveillance system. The surveillance system receives electronic data on a daily basis from different hospital… read more… countywide coverage is approximately 30% of total ED visits. The system automatically runs once per day, …