Using syndromic surveillance for unintentional and undetermined intent drowning surveillance in a large metropolitan area
Rohit P. Shenoi,
Briana Moreland,
Jennifer L. Jones
et al.
Abstract:Introduction
A drowning definition is available for use with National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) data. However, its accuracy in capturing drowning emergency department and urgent care visits at the regional level is unknown. We tested the ability of the syndromic surveillance (SS) definition in capturing unintentional and undetermined intent drowning (UUID) and describe UUID SS visit trends in a large metropolitan area.
Methods
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