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  • Optimization of Linkage between North Carolina EMS and ED Data: EMS Naloxone Cases

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    The opioid overdose crisis has rapidly expanded in North Carolina (NC), paralleling the epidemic across the United States. The number of opioid overdose deaths in NC has increased by nearly 40% each year since 2015.1 Critical to preventing overdose… read more
    … with naloxone administration to the corresponding ED visit assists in understanding the health outcomes of these … administration in 2017 were successfully linked to an ED visit record. This study explored methods to improve EMS and … with naloxone administration to the corresponding ED visit assists in understanding the health outcomes of these …
  • Asthma vs. PM2.5: A Bridge Between Health and Environmental Surveillance.

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    Southwest states are prone to wildfires, dust storms, and high winds especially during the monsoon season (June- September). Wildfire smoke is a complex mixture of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, water vapor, hydrocarbons, nitrogen, oxides, metals… read more
    … per 5 µg/m3 increase) and asthma emergency department visits (RR=1.06, 95% CI=(1.05, 1.07) per 5 µg/m3 increase) … New Mexicans, observing increases in emergency department visits for asthma flare-ups in Santa Fe, Espanola, and … successful in reducing the number of emergency department visits for asthmatic/respiratory flare ups. Submitted by …
  • Accrued – An R Package for Visualizing Data Quality for Aggregate Surveillance Data

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    The utility of specific sources of data for surveillance, and the quality of those data, are an ingoing issue in public health(1). Syndromic surveillance is typically conducted as a secondary use of data collected as part of routine clinical… read more
    … influenza like illness (ILI) and gastroenteritis (GI) ED visits on a nationwide basis. This system collected counts for ILI, GI and total ED visits, aggregated to the level of jurisdiction. The primary … influenza like illness (ILI) and gastroenteritis (GI) ED visits on a nationwide basis. This system collected counts …
  • Approach to Onboarding Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Data Into a Syndromic Surveillance System

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    Syndromic surveillance has become an integral component of public health surveillance efforts within the state of Florida. The near real-time nature of these data are critical during events such as the Zika virus outbreak in Florida in 2016 and in… read more
    … systems typically utilize emergency department (ED) visit data, ESSENCE-FL also includes data from non-traditional sources: urgent care center visit data, mortality data, reportable disease data, and … systems typically utilize emergency department (ED) visit data, ESSENCE-FL also includes data from …
  • Using a Syndromic Approach to Study Health Impact and Risk Factors of Alcohol Intoxication in Reunion Island

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    In Reunion Island, alcohol is the most experienced psychoactive substance [1]. Alcohol consumption is characterized by a massive ingestion of hard liquor and an early experimentation. Health consequences are significant: a high annual incidence of… read more
    … factors. Objective Describe the emergency departments' visits for alcohol intoxication (AI) in Reunion Island and … factors. Objective Describe the emergency departments' visits for alcohol intoxication (AI) in Reunion Island and …
  • Application of a Bayesian Spatiotemporal Surveillance Method to NYC Syndromic Data

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    As technology advances, the implementation of statistically and computationally intensive methods to detect unusual clusters of illness becomes increasingly feasible at the state and local level [2]. Bayesian methods allow for the incorporation of… read more
    … cluster detection [1] to NYC Emergency Department (ED) visits. Submitted by knowledge_repo… on Wed, 08/22/2018 - … cluster detection [1] to NYC Emergency Department (ED) visits. … Application of a Bayesian Spatiotemporal …
  • Leaving a Mobile Footprint: Utilizing Data to Combat the 2017 - 2018 Influenza Season

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    The 2017 - 2018 influenza season was classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as "high severity"™ across all age groups. Furthermore, CDC noted that this was the first year to be categorized as such, with the highest peak… read more
    … public health services including: immunizations, medical visits, dental visits, pet adoptions, mosquito and vector control … public health services including: immunizations, medical visits, dental visits, pet adoptions, mosquito and vector …
  • Using Syndromic Surveillance to Classify and Capture Non-Fatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

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    This study uses data from the New Jersey syndromic surveillance system (EpiCenter) as a data source to enhance surveillance of current non-fatal occupational injuries, illnesses, and poisonings. EpiCenter was originally developed for early detection… read more
    … track a variety of occupationally-related emergency room visits through the state based syndromic surveillance … track a variety of occupationally-related emergency room visits through the state based syndromic surveillance …