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Data Requests for Research: Best Practices based on the NC DETECT Experience
Content Type: Abstract
The North Carolina Division of Public Health (NC DPH) has been collecting emergency department data in collaboration with the Carolina Center for Health Informatics in the UNC Department of Emergency Medicine since 1999. As of August 2011, there are… read more… NC population and captures approximately 4.5 million ED visits each year. As a result, requests for data from … NC population and captures approximately 4.5 million ED visits each year. As a result, requests for data from … tick-borne illness and asthma, and comparison of NC ED visit data to national data, among others. Because the ED … -
Self-Care and Independent Living Disability v1
Content Type: Syndrome
Query purpose: The Self-Care and Independent Living Disability (v1) definition is part of a group of eight definitions (seven domain-specific and one overall) to identify emergency department visits by people with disabilities… read more… and one overall) to identify emergency department visits by people with disabilities using a set of criteria … codes, and keywords representing patient reason for visit. These definitions can be used to disaggregate … code-based definitions to identify emergency department visits from people with disabilities through a … -
Arizona Sonora Binational Cases: five years of surveillance
Content Type: Abstract
Infectious diseases can spread across borders. The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) collects information on binational infectious disease cases and shares it with Mexico. Infectious disease investigation in Arizona is enhanced by using… read more… using the Arizonaâs Health Services Portal and secure e-mail accounts for confidential communication between both … using the Arizonaâs Health Services Portal and secure e-mail accounts for confidential communication between both … -
Burns Reported to the BioSense System During the Independence Day Holiday
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Each year, more than two-thirds of all fireworksrelated injuries occur during June 16-July 16 [1]. During the 2006 July 4th holiday weekend, thousands of people were treated in emergency departments (EDs) for fireworks-related injuries [2]. Over 50… read more… receives near real-time data from >11% of total U.S. ED visits. Most data is sent to BioSense by state or local … receives near real-time data from >11% of total U.S. ED visits. Most data is sent to BioSense by state or local … July 4th, 5th, or both days. Among these four areas, burn visit counts ranged from 24 to 36 per day and rates from … -
Rapid Surveillance and Data Integration: A Syndromic Description of Bicycle-Related Injury in Boston
Content Type: Webinar
The city of Boston has taken a pro-active stand to increase physical activity to decrease chronic disease. Included in that plan is to increase bicycle use and accessibility. Boston has been increasing the number of bike paths and lanes, introduced… read more… the current demographic profile of bicycle injury visits to Emergency Departments. This data is being combined … ED data. To characterize bicycle-related injury (BRI) visits at Boston emergency departments in order to explore … (10) Boston acute care emergency department visits • ED Visit data received every 24 hours • Variables: unique visit … -
Surveillance of Heat-Related Illness Among Pinal County Residents in Arizona
Content Type: Success Stories
Extreme heat events caused by high environmental temperatures are considered a major cause of weather-related deaths and injury in the United States. These events can result in a spectrum of conditions known as heat-related illnesses (HRIs), which… read more… Arizona, HRIs account for more than 2,000 emergency room visits and 118 deaths each year. In 2012, there were a total of 1,572 emergency department visits related to HRIs. Pinal County Public Health Services … tool within the BioSense Platform, and a survey. Hospital visits related to HRI prior to 2017 were investigated using … -
Public health surveillance after the Haiti earthquake: the Florida experience
Content Type: Abstract
On 12 January 2010 at 1652 hours local time, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and created enormous devastation. Florida, as the state closest to Haiti, became an initial focal point… read more… these patients also generated emergency department (ED) visits on arrival. Objective To describe the public health … these patients also generated emergency department (ED) visits on arrival. Methods Two Florida disease surveillance … either ‘Haiti’ or ‘earthquake’, along with the reason for visit, into appropriate syndrome categories. The intent of … -
Monitoring Population Changes for Emergency Management Support in Tennessee
Content Type: Success Stories
In late summer 2017, the United States endured two severe hurricanes back to back. On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas and southwest Louisiana, dumping more than 19 trillion gallons of rain. On September 10, 2017, 20 days… read more… provide syndromic data within 48 hours of a patient visit. Although syndromic surveillance often supplements … (Full Details) data set. Data were limited to hospital ED visits reported by Tennessee (Site = “Tennessee”). To monitor ED visits among residents of Texas before, during, and after …