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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… line-listing data were used to assign each HRI ED visit to one of the following categories: … negligence, no A/C, substance abuse or undefined. Visit categories were examined by age group over the study … -
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… related to tooth decay, gum diseases, and oral abscesses. Visit records were deduplicated by a system generated unique … coverage among reporting hospital systems; visit-based rates can be calculated for all participating …