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The use of NC DETECT ED data to examine heat-related illness
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NC DETECT provides near-real-time statewide surveillance capacity to local, regional and state level users across NC with twice daily data feeds from 119 (99%) emergency departments (EDs), hourly updates from the statewide poison center, and daily… read more… (keyword). The ICD-9-CM report captures the most visits for HRI compared with the HRI keyword and dehydration … and May to July for 2010 (n!2168). The burden of HRI ED visits compared with total ED visits was examined by age group (0–9; 10–14; 15–18; 19–24; … -
Use of syndromic surveillance systems for oral health surveillance
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National and state surveillance systems for oral health have relied on sample-based screenings and self-reported surveys.1 Recent publications suggest the need and potential for use of data from syndromic surveillance systems and insurers to monitor… read more… for ACS dental conditions. Methods The total number of ED visits to facilities reporting to NC DETECT and the number of visits containing ICD-9 codes 521, 522, 523, 525, and 528 in … by a system generated unique identifier. The number of ED visits for ACS-DP was tabulated by unique visitor and …