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Language Barriers - CDC
Content Type: Syndrome
This syndrome is a work-in-progress and was created to experiment with Chief Complaint text indicating a language barrier between medical professionals and patient and/or an interpreter is needed to provide medical care. This was… read more -
Drowning and Submersion - CDC
Content Type: Syndrome
A step-wise article on developing this syndrome definition can be found in the April 2019 NSSP Update https://www.cdc.gov/nssp/news.html This syndrome is an initial attempt at an improved Drowning and Submersion query in NSSP ESSENCE. It was… read more -
Carbon Monoxide Exposure V2 - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Content Type: Syndrome
KDHE has updated the exhisting CO Poisoning Surveillance queries. Version 1 can be found here https://www.surveillancerepository.org/carbon-monoxide-exposure-kansas-department-health-and-environment Previously, we were querying for carbon… read more -
Gunshot Injuries - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Content Type: Syndrome
Responding to an ask on the ISDS forums (https://www.healthsurveillance.org/forums/posts.aspx?group=190904&topic=1452124&page=1&hhSearchTerms=#post_1452124), KDHE made a first attempt at a Gunshot Injury query for Kansas syndromic data.… read more -
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Diagnosis Codes - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Content Type: Syndrome
This syndrome was created to query ESSENCE for KS ED visits potentially associated with Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM). Diagnosis codes were provided to KDHE by a CDC AFM contact and originally included approximately 100 codes that could encompass… read more -
Rabies Exposure and PEP - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Content Type: Syndrome
This syndrome was created to query NSSP ESSENCE on Rabies Exposure and Rabies PEP S Syndromic Surveillance System - NSSP ESSENCE Data source - Emergency Room Visits Fields used - Chief Complaint History and Discharge Diagnosis History OR… read more -
Firework Injuries - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Content Type: Syndrome
This syndrome was created to query NSSP ESSENCE for KS ED visits related to fireworks, particularly around the United States Independence Day holiday. Legality and slang for firework injuries will vary by region and some terms in this query are… read more -
Opioid Diagnosis Codes - Adapted from the HCUP Definition - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Content Type: Syndrome
This syndrome was created as a way to integrate the H-CUP Opioid-Related Hospital Use definition into ESSENCE. H-CUP is the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project and we believe their Opioid-Related Hospital Use definition is a great starting point… read more