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Use of the National Poison Data System after the 2011 Japan Radiological Incident for Surveillance of Incident-related Exposures in the United States
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NPDS is a national database of detailed information collected from each call, uploaded in near real-time, from the 57 participating regional poison centers (PCs) located across the US. NPDS is owned and operated by the American Association of Poison… read more… Methods A new, unique event code was created for staff of all 57 regional PCs to use for coding calls related to this … Conclusions Collaboration between CDC, AAPCC and PC staff were crucial to surveillance efforts during the … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 … -
Monitoring Hospital Emergency Department Visits for Chief Complaints of Insect Bites after a Major Flood
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On August 20th and 21st, 2007, Ohio sustained heavy rains which resulted in severe flooding over a nine-county area in the north-central part of the state. Increased hospital emergency department (ED) visits were expected for gastrointestinal… read more… disaster area was declared for the flooded counties of Allen, Crawford, Hancock, Hardin, Putnam, Richland, Seneca, …