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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
    … 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 … or mention of naloxone in chief complaint text, then the visit is not automatically included. The visit is captured …
  • 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
    … indicating a stimulant poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. If there is … code/SNOMED present for stimulant poisoning, the visit is only included if the chief complaint text has both … indicating a stimulant poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. If there is …