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  • Evaluation of Pedestrian/Bicycle Crash Injury Case Definitions for Use with NC DETECT

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    Over the last few decades, the United States has made considerable progress in decreasing the incidence of motor vehicle occupants injured and killed in traffic collisions.1 However, there is still a need for continued motor vehicle crash (MVC)… read more
    … and bicycle crash-related emergency department (ED) visits in North Carolina's statewide syndromic surveillance … and bicycle crash-related emergency department (ED) visits in North Carolina's statewide syndromic surveillance …
  • Near Real-Time Monitoring of Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance Data During the 2013 Super Bowl and Mardi Gras Events in New Orleans, LA

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Louisiana Office of Public Health (OPH) conducts emergency department (ED) syndromic surveillance using the Louisiana Early Event Detection System (LEEDS). LEEDS automatically processes electronic chief complaint and diagnosis data to identify… read more
    … chief complaint and diagnosis data to identify ED visits indicative of specific syndromes. The Infectious … chief complaint and diagnosis data to identify ED visits indicative of specific syndromes. The Infectious …
  • Enhanced Surveillance of Heat-Related Illness in Pinal County

    Content Type: Abstract

    Extreme heat is a major cause of weather-related morbidity and mortality in the United States (US).1 HRI is the most frequent cause of environmental exposure-related injury treated in US emergency departments.2 More than 65,000 emergency room visits… read more
    … emergency departments.2 More than 65,000 emergency room visits occur for acute HRI each summer nationwide.3 In … emergency departments.2 More than 65,000 emergency room visits occur for acute HRI each summer nationwide.3 In …
  • Syndromic Prediction Power: Comparing Covariates and Baselines

    Content Type: Abstract

    The eleven syndrome classifications for clinical data records monitored by BioSense include rare events such as death or lymphadenitis and also common occurrences such as respiratory infections. BioSense currently uses two statistical methods for… read more
    … models: day-of-week, holiday, total daily health facility visits, and a trend variable (date). Models using different … data for this paper consisted of daily military clinical visit count data from the Department of Defense (DoD) for … of 28, 56, and 112 days were used to make one-day-ahead visit count predictions. For each forecast, the baseline …
  • Evaluating Utility of Cold-Injury Syndromic Surveillance Data in New York City

    Content Type: Abstract

    Cold weather exposure-related injuries range from hypothermia to less severe conditions such as frost bite, trench foot, and chilblains, which are all preventable causes of mortality and morbidity. In recent years, NYC has successfully used… read more
    … used syndromic surveillance of heat-related ED visits to inform emergency response during heat waves. … used syndromic surveillance of heat-related ED visits to inform emergency response during heat waves. …
  • Comparing Syndromic Surveillance and Poison Center Data for Snake Bites in Missouri

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2010, there were 4,796 snake bite exposures reported to Poison Centers nationwide (1). Health care providers frequently request help from poison centers regarding snake envenomations due to the unpredictability and complexity of prognosis and… read more
    … in Missouri (accounting for approximately 90% of all ED visits statewide). Since calling a poison center is … in Missouri (accounting for approximately 90% of all ED visits statewide). Since calling a poison center is …
  • Effect of the Work Week on Demographics of Heat-Related Illness Patients in Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    As global temperatures increase, so too does interest in the effect of climate change on the population’s health. 2016 represented the hottest year on record globally and well above the 20th century average in Virginia. With large-scale climate… read more
    … exposure as well as identify any temporal patterns in visits. Objective: To describe the differences in patient … exposure as well as identify any temporal patterns in visits. Objective: To describe the differences in patient …
  • Surveilling Non-Opioid Substance Use: Utilizing Multiple Data Sources in Marion County, Indiana

    Content Type: Abstract

    Cocaine, methamphetamine, and spice are addictive, non-opioid substances that negatively impact a person's health through direct and indirect means. Direct health concerns of non-opioid substance use include anxiety, paranoia, seizure, heart attack… read more
    … methamphetamine, and spice related emergency department visits as well as cocaine- and methamphetamine-related death … methamphetamine, and spice related emergency department visits as well as cocaine- and methamphetamine-related death …