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  • Emergency Department Visits for Influenza-Like Illness and Over the Counter Sales of Flu Remedies in the National Capitol Region, 2003-2007

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    The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducts enhanced surveillance using the Electronic Surveillance System for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The current version of ESSENCE for the… read more
    … Chief complaint data from emergency department (ED) visits and over-the-counter (OTC) medications are … data to detect seasonal influenza. ED visits for influenza-like illness and OTC flu medication … Emergency Department Visits for Influenza-Like Illness and Over the Counter Sales …
  • Developing policy to support novel Caribbean Tourism and Health surveillance program

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    In January 2016, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), serving 24 Member States(MS), began executing a regional Tourism and Health program (THP), recognizing that the health of Caribbean economies is closely related to the health of its… read more
    … recent Zika epidemic. However, even though more people visit the Caribbean than reside, there is no regional … recent Zika epidemic. However, even though more people visit the Caribbean than reside, there is no regional …
  • Trend of Hospital Readmissions, Mortality, ER Visits and Observation Room Stays in Clostridium difficile Infection Cases in Medicare Advantage Population

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    Clostridium difficile (CD) is an important cause of antibiotic and hospital-associated infection. This preventable infection also plays a major role in hospital readmissions, mostly in the elderly, leading to the CMS implementing rules to penalize… read more
    … trends in readmissions, mortality, emergency room(ER) visits and observation room(OR) stays from 2008-2011. 20 … trends in readmissions, mortality, emergency room(ER) visits and observation room(OR) stays from 2008-2011. … Trend of Hospital Readmissions, Mortality, ER Visits and Observation Room Stays in Clostridium difficile …
  • Missouri Emergency Department Visits for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

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    CO poisoning poses a significant public health burden. It is preventable, yet it remains a leading cause of poisoning in the United States. An effective surveillance system is very important for targeting and monitoring CO poisoning.Methods or… read more
    … Missouri Emergency Department Visits for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning …
  • Event Detection in a Vulnerable Population

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    The City of Atlanta, volunteer organizations, and the faith community operate several homeless shelters throughout the city. Services available at these shelters vary, ranging from day services, such as meals, mail collection,… read more
    … shelters vary, ranging from day services, such as meals, mail collection, and medical clinics, to overnight shelter … ters vary, ranging from day services, such as meals, mail collection, and medical clinics, to overnight shelter … generated for the bloody respira- tory syndrome for ED visits on Sunday, March 11 Further inspection of these …
  • Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma

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    Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on emergency departments (ED) visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early… read more
    … the media’s influence on emergency departments (ED) visits in situations such as dramatized … public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following President Clinton’s heart surgery. No … the influence of media-publicized trauma on ED visits. On 16 March 2009, the actress Natasha Richardson …
  • Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma

    Content Type: Abstract

    Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on ED visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following… read more
    … reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on ED visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen … public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following President Clinton’s heart surgery. No … the influence of media-publicized trauma on ED visits. On 16 March 2009, the actress Natasha Richardson …
  • The spatial-temporal pattern of excess influenza visits at the (sub-)urban scale

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    Quantifying the spatial-temporal diffusion of diseases such as seasonal influenza is difficult at the urban scale for a variety of reasons including the low specificity of the extant data, the heterogenous nature of healthcare seeking… read more
    … Document The_Spatial_Temporal_Pattern_Of_Excess_Influenza_Visits_At_The_Suburban_Scale.pdf 5 views Submitted by … ABSTRACT The spatial-temporal pattern of excess influenza visits at the (sub-)urban scale KJ Konty, and DR Olson New … The spatial-temporal pattern of excess influenza visits at the (sub-)urban scale …