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Falls - Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Content Type: Syndrome
- Why the syndrome was created? This syndrome was created to track falling related emergency room visits.
- Syndromic surveillance system (e.g., ESSENCE, R STUDIO, RODS, etc.) ESSENCE…
… was created to track falling related emergency room visits. Syndromic surveillance system (e.g., ESSENCE, R … was created to track falling related emergency room visits. Syndromic surveillance system (e.g., ESSENCE, R … -
Using Syndromic Data to Examine Flooding
Content Type: Success Stories
Wisconsin experienced severe flooding from August 17 to September 20, 2018. This flood caused an estimated $232 million in damage and affected 21 counties. Floods can have negative health impacts on a population, such as increased skin infections,… read more… (ISDS). 3 A total of 297 emergency department visits related to the flood were detected. 2 A case screening process was then applied to these visits, eliminating those that did not fit the case definition. 2 For example, a visit was picked up by the query that said, “No one else in …