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  • Customizing ESSENCE Queries for Select Mental Health Sub-indicators

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance systems, although initially developed in response to bioterrorist threats, are increasingly being used at the local, state, and national level to support early identification of infectious disease and other emerging threats to… read more
    … queries to meet local needs, especially monitoring ED visits in near-real time during public health emergencies, … BioSense Platform, representing about 55 percent of ED visits in the United States (2). The platform's surveillance … new queries. Objective : Emergency department (ED) visits related to mental health (MH) disorders have …
  • Homeless Population - Maricopa County Department of Public Health

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This syndrome was created using BioSense 2.0 phpMyAdmin and later transitioned to ESSENCE. The syndrome queries chief complaint and discharge diagnosis fields. The Maricopa County data include emergency room and inpatient visits.
    … Maricopa County data include emergency room and inpatient visits. ^[;/ ]Z59[0189]^,OR,^[;/ ]Z59.[0189]^,OR,^[;/ … Maricopa County data include emergency room and inpatient visits. … Homeless Population - Maricopa County Department …
  • Usefulness of Syndromic Surveillance during Ultra-endurance Running Races: Example with the ÒGrand Raid de La RŽunionÓ Ultra Trail

    Content Type: Abstract

    The 'Grand Raid de la Reunion' is one of the hardest ultra trails in the world (5,350 competitors in 2012). This one stage race takes place in Reunion Island, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean. Ultra trails and ultra marathons… read more
    … to study the impact of such sporting events on ED visits. Using a syndromic surveillance approach to monitor sport-related visits could allow an early public health response. … to study the impact of such sporting events on ED visits. Using a syndromic surveillance approach to monitor …
  • Increased Seizure Activity in Florida Associated with Hurricane Irma, September 2017

    Content Type: Abstract

    On September 10, 2017, Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane and subsequently tracked up the west side of the state. Due to the size of the storm, it impacted nearly all of Florida. The Electronic Surveillance System for… read more
    … system, captures 98% of the emergency department (ED) visits statewide and has historically served a vital … an additional increase in seizure-related ED visits was observed. Objective: Using Florida's syndromic … system, captures 98% of the emergency department (ED) visits statewide and has historically served a vital …
  • Lessons Learned from an Extreme Heat Event using ACES for Situational Awareness, Ontario, Canada

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Acute Care Enhanced Surveillance (ACES) system provides syndromic surveillance for Ontario's acute care hospitals. ACES receives over 99% of acute care records for emergency department (ED) visits; mean daily volume is 17,500 visits. ACES uses a… read more
    … 99% of acute care records for emergency department (ED) visits; mean daily volume is 17,500 visits. ACES uses a maximum entropy classifier and generates … during extreme heat events; monitoring real-time ED visits can inform local public health authorities of health …
  • Injection Drug Use - Maricopa County Department of Public Health

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This syndrome attempts to capture Opioid, Cocaine and Meth Injection Drug Use hospital visits. The syndrome was developed using NSSP ESSNECE and evaluated on Maricopa County emergency department and inpatient data. Fields used in ESSENCE include… read more
    … Opioid, Cocaine and Meth Injection Drug Use hospital visits. The syndrome was developed using NSSP ESSNECE and … Opioid, Cocaine and Meth Injection Drug Use hospital visits. The syndrome was developed using NSSP ESSNECE and …
  • Patterns of Emergency Care Utilization by Chronically Ill

    Content Type: Abstract

    The nature of Emergency Room services makes the patients' visits hard to predict and control and the services incur high costs. Chronic patients should not require urgent care to treat their chronic illness, if they were properly managed in… read more
    … The nature of Emergency Room services makes the patients' visits hard to predict and control and the services incur … in primary care. We track frequency of emergency room visits by chronically ill when the primary complaint of … The nature of Emergency Room services makes the patients' visits hard to predict and control and the services incur …
  • Using Syndromic Surveillance Data to Study the Impact of Media Content on Self-harm

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2016, a half million people were treated in U.S. emergency departments (EDs) as a result of self-harm. 1 Not only is self-harm a major cause of morbidity in the U.S., but it is also one of the best predictors of suicide. Given that approximately… read more
    … Given that approximately 40% of suicide decedents visited an ED in the year prior to their death and that the … or temporal clusters of SA/SI, is observed. Such patterns may be indicative of suicide contagion (i.e., exposure to … Given that approximately 40% of suicide decedents visited an ED in the year prior to their death and that the …