- Title
- The public health value of emergency department syndromic surveillance following a natural disaster
- Creator
- Hope, Kirsty; Merritt, Tony; Eastwood, Keith; Main, Kelly; Durrheim, David N.; Muscatello, David; Todd, Kerry; Zheng, Wai
- Relation
- Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report Vol. 32, Issue 1, p. 92-94
- Relation
- http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-cdi3201m.htm
- Publisher
- Department of Health and Ageing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2008
- Description
- During a recent natural disaster public health staff required timely and comprehensive surveillance of priority health conditions, including injury, mental health disorders and selected infectious diseases, to inform response and recovery activities. Although traditional surveillance is of value in such settings it is constrained by a focus on notifiable conditions and delays in reporting. The application of an electronic emergency department syndromic surveillance system proved valuable and timely in informing public health activities following a natural disaster in New South Wales.
- Subject
- syndromic surveillance; natural disaster; disease surveillance; emergency service; hospital information systems; public health administration
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/40574
- Identifier
- uon:4625
- Identifier
- ISSN:1447-4514
- Rights
- Copyright Commonwealth of Australia, reproduced by permission. Available from: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-cdi3201-pdf-cnt.htm/$FILE/cdi3201m.pdf
- Language
- eng
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