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  • Using a real time syndromic surveillance system to track heat related illnesses during a heat wave

    Content Type: Abstract

    In 2004, the Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD), which serves a county population over 890,000, began using a real time syndromic surveillance system, ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based… read more
    … disease outbreaks. Today, about 1600 emergency department visits occur daily in Marion County's 14 emergency … disease outbreaks. Today, about 1600 emergency department visits occur daily in Marion County’s 14 emergency … -0 7- 20 11 27 -0 7- 20 11 Date of Emergency Department Visit C o u n t o f P at ie n ts Fig. 1. Heat-Related Chief …
  • Performance of a Syndromic Surveillance System for Detecting Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Following a Severe Windstorm

    Content Type: Abstract

    On December 14th, 2006, a severe windstorm in western Washington caused hundreds of thousands of residents to lose power. On December 15, 2006, there was a surge in emergency department (ED) visits for patients presenting with signs… read more
    … 15, 2006, there was a surge in emergency department (ED) visits for patients presenting with signs of acute carbon … the performance of our ED syndromic data for detecting visits associated with CO poisoning. Document … emergency de- partment (ED) syndromic data for detecting visits associated with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. …
  • Age Specific Correlations between Influenza Laboratory Data and Influenza-like Syndrome Definitions in Boston and New York City

    Content Type: Abstract

    To compare age-group-specific correlation of influenza-like syndrome (ILS) emergency department (ED) visits with influenza laboratory data in Boston and NYC using locally defined ILS definitions.
    … influenza-like syndrome (ILS) emergency department (ED) visits with influenza laboratory data in Boston and NYC … influenza-like syndrome (ILS) emergency department (ED) visits with influenza laboratory data in Boston and NYC … laboratories. Weekly proportions of broad and narrow ED visits from Oct 2, 2005 – May 17, 2008 were calculated for …
  • Frostbite, Cold Exposure, & Hypothermia** - Kansas Department of Health and Environment

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This syndrome was created as a way to monitor Frostbite, Cold Exposure, & Hypothermia in Kansas Emergency Department visits. **Please note that the hypothermia portion of this syndrome was created to ONLY include hypothermia associated with low… read more
    … Exposure, & Hypothermia in Kansas Emergency Department visits. **Please note that the hypothermia portion of this … System - NSSP ESSENCE Data sources - Emergency Room Visits Fields Used - CCDD (an ESSENCE-concatenated field of … Exposure, & Hypothermia in Kansas Emergency Department visits. **Please note that the hypothermia portion of this …
  • 2018 NSSP CoP Member Satisfaction Assessment Results

    Content Type: Report

    The intent of the National Syndromic Surveillance Program Community of Practice (NSSP CoP) is to support open and dynamic participation of any… read more
    … zip code to facility distances, longitudinal / repeat ED visits). A group of syndromic surveillance members should … to access the site. When asked about the SocialLink Phone application, 95% reported that they did not use the App (Android App or iPhone App) to engage with NSSP CoP related activities. …
  • Acute Flaccid Myelitis Diagnosis Codes - Kansas Department of Health and Environment

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This syndrome was created to query ESSENCE for KS ED visits potentially associated with Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM). Diagnosis codes were provided to KDHE by a CDC AFM contact and originally included approximately 100 codes that could encompass… read more
    … This syndrome was created to query ESSENCE for KS ED visits potentially associated with Acute Flaccid Myelitis … System - NSSP ESSENCE Data Source - Emergency Room Visits Fields Used - Discharge Diagnosis History A80.9 … This syndrome was created to query ESSENCE for KS ED visits potentially associated with Acute Flaccid Myelitis …
  • BioSense Platform Data Flow - Part 1- Data Ingestion into the BioSense Platform

    Content Type: Webinar

    The National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) is conducting a three-part webinar series to describe how data will flow to the BioSense Platform. This comprehensive series explores how data are ingested into the BioSense Platform and ESSENCE… read more
    … 1.  A Pa;ent ID must exist and is > 2 characters 2.  A Visit Date must exist as a valid date and is >= 8 characters … from algorithm o  May store data from earlier visits Processed Table will store: •  C_Visit_Date_Time … iden;fies a “Visit” §  Comparable to exis;ng Unique_Visi;ng_ID in current processing §  Concatenate the …
  • Wildfire and Smoke Syndromic Surveillance: An Implementation Guide for Public Heath Practice

    Content Type: Report

    Wildfires are an integral part of many ecosystems; however, in recent years, human behavior and climate change have resulted in wildfire seasons that are longer, more destructive, and more costly. During wildfire events, public health responses most… read more
    … currently exist to enumerate wildfire-related healthcare visits. To strengthen the public health community’s ability … standardizing syndromic surveillance of wildfire-related visits: Fire and Smoke Inhalation v1 (formerly wildfire and smoke visits during project period) and Air Quality-related …