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Evaluation of Case Detection of Marijuana-Related Emergency Department Visits
Content Type: Abstract
NSSP, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveillance system, allows timely detection of emergency department (ED) trends by matching chief complaint (CC) text or diagnosis (DX) codes to established syndrome criteria [1, 2]. No CDC… read more… department (ED) trends by matching chief complaint (CC) text or diagnosis (DX) codes to established syndrome … definition currently exists for marijuana-related visits. Accidental child ingestions and over-consumption of … department (ED) trends by matching chief complaint (CC) text or diagnosis (DX) codes to established syndrome … -
Opioid Surveillance Webinar Series #3: Syndromic Surveillance Case Definition for Monitoring Opioid Related ED visits and Drug Overdose Surveillance Using Death Record, Poison Control, and ED Data
Content Type: Webinar
This is the third installment of the ISDS Opioid Surveillance Webinar Series, held on July 27, 2017. Click here for Part 1 of the Opioid… read more… of the reported Chief Complaint and Discharge Diagnosis (CC and DD) in SyS ED data. In addition, the consistency of … Case Definition for Monitoring Opioid Related ED visits in the Colorado North Central Region (CO-NCR), State … level information by using CCDD • Assess consistency of CC and DD reporting in SyS • Cross validation between … -
Using Emergency Department Data for Detection of a Synthetic Marijuana Outbreak
Content Type: Abstract
Timely access to Emergency Department (ED) Chief Complaint (CC) data, before the definitive diagnosis is established, allows for early outbreak detection and prompt response by public health officials.BioSense 2.0 is a cloud-based application that… read more… access to Emergency Department (ED) Chief Complaint (CC) data, before the definitive diagnosis is established, … marijuana (SM). We used this event to test the use of CC field of ED data for detection of a novel public health … access to Emergency Department (ED) Chief Complaint (CC) data, before the definitive diagnosis is established, … -
Validation of a Syndromic Case Definition for Detecting Emergency Department Visits Potentially Related to Marijuana
Content Type: Journal Article
Abstract OBJECTIVES: Reliable methods are needed to monitor the public health impact of changing laws and perceptions about marijuana. Structured and free-text emergency department (ED) visit data offer an opportunity to… read more… Structured and free-text emergency department (ED) visit data offer an opportunity to monitor the impact of … generate and validate a syndromic case definition for ED visits potentially related to marijuana and (2) describe a … Structured and free-text emergency department (ED) visit data offer an opportunity to monitor the impact of … -
ED Visits Related to Marijuana Exposures in the Denver Metropolitan Area of Colorado
Content Type: Abstract
Assessing health disparities and access to healthcare has been an important issue for emergency preparedness and response efforts in the Denver metropolitan area. There have been several high profile MJ-related illness outbreaks in the US over the… read more… exist among persons seeking emergency department (ED) care related to MJ use, Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) … exist among persons seeking emergency department (ED) care related to MJ use, Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) … ED Visits Related to Marijuana Exposures in the Denver … -
A proposed SyS Case Definition for Opioid Overdose Related ED visits- an evaluation in three regions
Content Type: Abstract
Opioid ODs have been rising globally and nationally. The death rate from ODs in the United States has increased 137% since 2000, including a 200% increase of OD deaths involving opioids1. The pilot project, a collaboration across 3 states, allowed… read more… SyS Case Definition for Opioid Overdose Related ED visits- an evaluation in three regions …