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  • Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected benzodiazepine overdoses. How it was developed:… read more
    … indicating a benzodiazepine poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. Automatic inclusion (no): If the ED visit does not include a diagnosis codes for benzodiazepine poisoning, then the visit is not automatically included. The visit is captured …
  • Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected heroin overdoses. How it was developed: CDC… read more
    … code indicating a heroin poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. Automatic inclusion (no): If the ED visit does not include a diagnosis code for heroin poisoning, then the visit is not automatically included. The visit is captured …
  • Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected stimulant overdoses. How it was developed: CDC… read more
    … code indicating a stimulant poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. Automatic inclusion (no): If the ED visit does not include a diagnosis code for stimulant poisoning, then the visit is not automatically included. The visit is captured …
  • Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected opioid overdoses. How it was developed: CDC… read more
    … practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected opioid overdoses. How it was developed: … code indicating an opioid poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. o In … chief complaint text. Automatic inclusion (no): If the ED visit does not include a diagnosis code for opioid …
  • Content Type: Syndrome

    THE KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE CDC STIMULANT OVERDOSE V3 - THE UPDATED SYNDROME DEFINITION CAN BE FOUND HERE.… read more
    … last year, they started to notice increases in overdose visits related to stimulant use. Because CDC had worked with … indicating a stimulant poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. If there is … that these codes were not identifying acute overdose visits and instead were being coded correctly as “stimulant …
  • Content Type: Syndrome

    Why the syndrome was created: CDC staff were interested in understanding new uses for syndromic surveillance data, particularly in relation to maternal health and health-… read more
    … to identify pregnancy, delivery, and pregnancy loss visits. These topics were picked after consideration of the … to identify pregnancy, delivery, and pregnancy loss visits. These topics were picked after consideration of the …