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  • Evaluating Utility of Cold-Injury Syndromic Surveillance Data in New York City

    Content Type: Abstract

    Cold weather exposure-related injuries range from hypothermia to less severe conditions such as frost bite, trench foot, and chilblains, which are all preventable causes of mortality and morbidity. In recent years, NYC has successfully used… read more
    … used syndromic surveillance of heat-related ED visits to inform emergency response during heat waves. … used syndromic surveillance of heat-related ED visits to inform emergency response during heat waves. …
  • Chronic Pain Syndrome - Kansas Board of Pharmacy

    Content Type: Syndrome

    This is a preliminary Chronic Pain-Related Syndrome, created to search relevant ICD10 and a few key terms in emergency department visits in ESSENCE. The codes and terms are specific to non-cancer related chronic pain with exclusions of… read more
    … ICD10 and a few key terms in emergency department visits in ESSENCE. The codes and terms are specific to … ICD10 and a few key terms in emergency department visits in ESSENCE. The codes and terms are specific to …
  • Effect of the Work Week on Demographics of Heat-Related Illness Patients in Syndromic Surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    As global temperatures increase, so too does interest in the effect of climate change on the population’s health. 2016 represented the hottest year on record globally and well above the 20th century average in Virginia. With large-scale climate… read more
    … exposure as well as identify any temporal patterns in visits. Objective: To describe the differences in patient … exposure as well as identify any temporal patterns in visits. Objective: To describe the differences in patient …
  • Surveilling Non-Opioid Substance Use: Utilizing Multiple Data Sources in Marion County, Indiana

    Content Type: Abstract

    Cocaine, methamphetamine, and spice are addictive, non-opioid substances that negatively impact a person's health through direct and indirect means. Direct health concerns of non-opioid substance use include anxiety, paranoia, seizure, heart attack… read more
    … methamphetamine, and spice related emergency department visits as well as cocaine- and methamphetamine-related death … methamphetamine, and spice related emergency department visits as well as cocaine- and methamphetamine-related death …
  • Using Syndromic Surveillance to Rapidly Describe the Early Epidemiology of Flakka Use in Florida, June 2014 – August 2015

    Content Type: Abstract

    Syndromic surveillance has historically been used to track infectious disease, but in recent years, many jurisdictions have utilized the systems to conduct all hazards surveillance and provide situational awareness with respect to previously… read more
    … that captures 87% of all emergency department (ED) visits statewide. Objective To characterize flakka usage in … that captures 87% of all emergency department (ED) visits statewide. Objective To characterize flakka usage in …
  • Utilization of Syndromic Surveillance to Identify Naled-Related Illness in Florida

    Content Type: Abstract

    Pesticide-related illness and injury is a reportable condition in Florida. In August and September 2016, aerial spraying for mosquito control was conducted in an effort to reduce the population of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Miami-Dade County.1 Two… read more
    … complaints data to identify any associated increase in ED visits. Objective: To describe the use of Florida Poison … complaints data to identify any associated increase in ED visits. Objective: To describe the use of Florida Poison …
  • How Oregon Tested its Mass Gathering Protocol and Mobilized Communities

    Content Type: Success Stories

    Mass gatherings (e.g., concerts, festivals, sporting events, political rallies, and religious gatherings) pose unique challenges to public health officials. Risks associated with large events can vary and are influenced by factors such as crowd… read more
    … local public health departments to collect data for visits related to the influx of visitors expected to attend … and then decreased. Providers noted the eclipse in visit triage notes for various reasons—due to falls or other … for local public health departments to collect data for visits related to the influx of visitors expected to attend …
  • How Bad Is It? Using Biosurveillance Data to Monitor the Severity of Seasonal Flu

    Content Type: Abstract

    We sought to evaluate the validity of pneumonia and influenza hospitalizations (PI) data gathered by our biosurveillance system.
    … we collect include hospital name, date and time of visit, date of discharge, age, sex, home zip code, chief … was intubated or was in the ICU, and a patient and visit key. Data are transmitted daily, but due to delays in … by our biosurveillance system are captured daily for visits that occurred up to just one month earlier. We found …