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Lyme Carditis v1
Content Type: Syndrome
Query purpose: This definition aims to detect emergency department (ED) visits for Lyme carditis in areas where Lyme disease is common. Lyme carditis occurs when Lyme disease spirochetes (bacteria) invade heart tissue. To fit… read more… This definition aims to detect emergency department (ED) visits for Lyme carditis in areas where Lyme disease is … and chief complaint text to identify emergency department visits for patients with Lyme carditis. The definition … 1 indicates visits related to Lyme disease to ensure the visit is consistent with Lyme disease (see Table 1). Clause … -
CDC Fentanyl Overdose v2 Parsed
Content Type: Syndrome
Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected nonfatal fentanyl-involved overdoses using syndromic surveillance… read more… practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected nonfatal fentanyl-involved overdoses … intent. The query relies on data in two fields from ED visit records to identify encounters that meet the … primary reason for a patient’s visit, as syndromic data lack a primary diagnosis field. Therefore, all terms and … -
School-Related Visits - CSTE Environmental Health in School Workgroup
Content Type: Syndrome
Most children spend a significant portion of their time in daycare or at school. CSTE's Environmental Health in School workgroup identified these days/hours as a setting for possible "occupational" exposures. The CSTE EH in School Workgroup created… read more… note that indicates the immediate reason for the current visit is related to the patient being physically present at … visits in 90 days and50% were true positives) ^[ia][nt] kinder^ (less than 10 visits in 90 days and 0% were true … -
Heat-related Illness - CSTE Heat Workgroup
Content Type: Syndrome
This definition is based the following document created by the CSTE Heat Workgroup: Heat-related Illness Syndrome Query: A guidance Document for Implementing Heat-related Illness Syndromic Surveillance in Public Health Practice (attached). The query… read more… HIP OR GROIN OR THIGH OR KNEE OR ANKLE OR FOOT OR FEET OR BACK OR NECK OR FLANK OR RED OR JAW OR MOUTH OR TEETH OR … OR TRIED OR USED OR USING OR COLD OR RASH ) ) OR HEAT PACK OR HEATING PAD OR LUMBAGO OR RELIEF OR RESOLVE OR … OR,^KNEE^, OR,^ANKLE^, OR,^FOOT^, OR,^FEET^, OR,^BACK^, OR,^NECK^, OR,^FLANK^, OR,^RED^, OR,^JAW^, … -
CDC Suicide Attempt v2
Content Type: Syndrome
Definition Purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in identifying emergency department (ED) visits for suspected suicide attempts. The definition can be used to supplement case-finding using… read more… practitioners in identifying emergency department (ED) visits for suspected suicide attempts. The definition can be … on suicidal intent as the definition included ED visits due to non-suicidal self-harm. ED-SNSRO recipients … definition for suicide attempt that would exclude visits for non-suicidal self-harm. Development Methods: … -
Heat Related Illness v2
Content Type: Syndrome
Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for heat-related illness.Definition description: The Heat… read more… practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for heat-related illness. Definition description: … Related Illness v2 definition was designed to identify ED visits for heat-related illness. It is primarily based on … chief complaint term free text. The definition identifies visits with codes or terms indicating visits associated with … -
Cold-Related Illness - CSTE
Content Type: Syndrome
Cold-Related Illness Query: Guidance for Implementing Cold-Related Illness Syndromic Surveillance in Public Health Practice In winter, people are at risk… read more… and denotations of a frostbite history when the current visit is not frostbite related. For example, a record may … frostbite^,or,^dressing change^,), 8 to visit the ED daily for four days to have his wounds … chief complaint and discharge diagnosis fields in ED visit and inpatient hospital admission data but was also … -
CDC Firearm Injury v2
Content Type: Syndrome
Query purpose: The aim of this syndrome definition is to assist with rapid detection of potential initial visits for a firearm injury. The following injury intents due to firearms are included in this definition: unintentional… read more… is to assist with rapid detection of potential initial visits for a firearm injury. The following injury intents … local and state health departments who conducted manual visit-level reviews, and CDC also conducted systematic text … The definition might underestimate or overestimate ED visits related to firearm injuries because of the variation …