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Creation of a Kansas Spring Extreme Weather Syndrome Definition and Unique Records
Content Type: Abstract
Kansas storms can occur without warning and have potential to cause a multitude of health issues. Extreme weather preparedness and event monitoring for public health effects is being developed as a function of syndromic surveillance at the Kansas… read more -
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 -
Rabies Exposure and PEP - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Content Type: Syndrome
This syndrome was created to query NSSP ESSENCE on Rabies Exposure and Rabies PEP S Syndromic Surveillance System - NSSP ESSENCE Data source - Emergency Room Visits Fields used - Chief Complaint History and Discharge Diagnosis History OR… read more -
Firework Injuries - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Content Type: Syndrome
This syndrome was created to query NSSP ESSENCE for KS ED visits related to fireworks, particularly around the United States Independence Day holiday. Legality and slang for firework injuries will vary by region and some terms in this query are… read more -
Opioid Diagnosis Codes - Adapted from the HCUP Definition - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Content Type: Syndrome
This syndrome was created as a way to integrate the H-CUP Opioid-Related Hospital Use definition into ESSENCE. H-CUP is the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project and we believe their Opioid-Related Hospital Use definition is a great starting point… read more -
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 to Forces of Nature (Weather) Diagnosis Codes - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Content Type: Syndrome
This syndrome was created to capture cases where the "exposure to forces of nature" diagnosis codes are sent. This was created as a starting place for weather surveillance and should capture all weather-related events that are explicitly stated and… read more -
Exposure to Forces of Nature (Weather) Diagnosis Codes - Excluding Heat/Sunlight Exposure - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Content Type: Syndrome
This syndrome was created to capture records where the "exposure to forces of nature" diagnosis codes are sent, excluding Heat/Sunlight codes. The original syndrome captured all weather-related events that are explicitly stated and diagnosed, but… read more