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  • CDC All Drug Overdose v2

    Content Type: Syndrome

    Query purpose: To assist state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal public health practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected overdoses of any drug. How it was developed: CDC… read more
    … practitioners in monitoring emergency department (ED) visits for suspected overdoses of any drug. How it was … code indicating a drug poisoning is present, the ED visit is automatically included in the syndrome. In … mdma ^,or,^e[sc][cs]ta[cs]y^,or,^e[xsc]ta[sc]y^,or,^ex[sc]ta[sc]y^,or,^ moly ^,or,^ …
  • Traveling Epidemic Waves in Biosurveillance Data: Identifying Early Hotspots of Respiratory Illness

    Content Type: Abstract

    We have previously shown that timeliness of detection is influenced both by the data source (e.g., ambulatory vs. emergency department) and demographic characteristics of patient populations (e.g., age). Because epidemic waves are thought to… read more
    … large cities, patient distance from an urban center also may affect disease susceptibility and hence timing of visits. Here, we describe spatial models of local … of Respiratory Illness John S. Brownstein, Ph.D., Ben Y. Reis, PhD, Kenneth D. Mandl, M.D. Children’s Hospital …
  • An automated influenza-like-illness reporting system using freetext emergency department reports

    Content Type: Abstract

    Current methods for influenza surveillance include laboratory confirmed case reporting, sentinel physician reporting of Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI) and chief-complaint monitoring from emergency departments (EDs). The current… read more
    … system using freetext emergency department reports F-C Tsui1, H Su1, J Dowling1, RE Voorhees2, JU Espino1, and … HK000063-01. References 1 Friedman C, Shagina L, Lussier Y, Hripcsak G. Automated encoding of clinical documents … area [online] 2009 cited. Available from: http://kdka.com/health/H1N1.flu.deaths. 2.1321133.html. Automated …
  • Utilizing syndromic surveillance systems for climate-related outcomes

    Content Type: Webinar

    Adverse health effects related to climate change are currently being seen, and these adverse outcomes are likely to increase in the future. Syndromic surveillance systems can provide near-real time information which may be used for situational… read more
    … systems can provide near-real time information which may be used for situational awareness as communities react … such as triage notes or diagnostic data at time of visit (e.g. blood pressure), which can also be used for … Society for Disease Surveillance onarom.lh@gmail.com ISDS website: www.healthsurveillance.org Thank you to …
  • Syndromic Surveillance of Non-traumatic Dental Conditions in Idaho Core Areas

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Access to dental care is a public health problem in Idaho because most of the state is experiencing a shortage of dental health professionals. The Idaho Oral Health program has anecdotal evidence that some Idahoans compensate for this shortage by… read more
    … appropriate, the use of EDs for non-traumatic dental care may indicate use of the wrong resources. EDs generally … taxpayers. A large proportion of oral health-related ED visits are not for trauma but for dental conditions more … only source of ED data, to evaluate what type of patient visits Idaho EDs for non-traumatic dental care and how …
  • An information visualization approach to improving data quality

    Content Type: Abstract

    The Public Health - Seattle & King County syndromic surveillance system has been collecting emergency department (ED) data since 1999. These data include hospital name, age, sex, zip code, chief complaint, diagnoses (when available), disposition… read more
    … (when available), disposition, and a patient and visit key. Data are collected for 19 of 20 King County EDs, for visits that occurred the previous day. Over time, various … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 …
  • Increased emergency department presentations for head trauma following media coverage of a fatal epidural hematoma

    Content Type: Abstract

    Previous reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on ED visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen overdose, media report of celebrity suicides, television public announcements for early stroke care and cardiac visits following… read more
    … reports have demonstrated the media’s influence on ED visits in situations such as dramatized acetaminophen … were those who: (1) had a measured temperature at the visit of at least 100F, and (2) had a ‘reason for visit’ field that contained either cough or sore throat. …
  • Use of Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Room Chief Complaints for Enhanced Situational Awareness during Wildfires, Florida, 2008

    Content Type: Abstract

    By mid-May 2008, the State of Florida had 102 active wildfires affecting approximately 40,000 acres. In addition, the Mustang Corners Fire in Everglades National Park started on May 14 and burned throughout the month affecting another 40,000 acres… read more
    … By mid-May 2008, the State of Florida had 102 active wildfires … of Community-based Epidemics) to evaluate emergency room visits with respiratory related chief complaints in an area … Epidemics) to evaluate emergency room (ER) visits with respiratory related chief complaints in an area …