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Exercise Demonstrates Effective Syndromic Surveillance Response Process
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Currently, Indiana monitors emergency department patient chief complaint data from 73 geographically dispersed hospitals. These data are analyzed using the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-… read more… comprised of 14 emergency department patients seeking care on the afternoon of the prior day (Thursday). The 14 … (10 adults and 2 children) sought emergency medical care at the same hospital within a 2-hour window. Patient … and used anthrax as the agent. Twelve of the 14 patient visits generating the respiratory alert were part of the …