Partnering with a medical specialty society to perform online public health surveillance
| Autor: | Neil B, Hampson, Jeneita, Bell, Jacquelyn H, Clower, Susan L, Dunn, Lindell K, Weaver |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Aged 80 and over Male Hyperbaric Oxygenation Internet Adolescent Databases Factual Infant Middle Aged Hospitals Special United States Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Young Adult Age Distribution Child Preschool Population Surveillance Humans Female Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S Sex Distribution Child Societies Medical Aged Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Underseahyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc. 39(2) |
| ISSN: | 1066-2936 |
| Popis: | While accidental carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is common, it is felt to be largely preventable through targeted public education. Development of effective education programs requires accurate epidemiologic information about the condition. Many acute, severe cases of CO poisoning are treated with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) at hospital-based facilities staffed by members of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS). In 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began sponsoring a UHMS proposal to use online reporting by UHMS members of cases treated with HBO2. This report describes development and implementation of the internet-based surveillance system, as well as its first year of operation. From August 2008 to July 2009, a total of 740 cases were reported by the 82 hyperbaric facilities participating nationwide. Extensive epidemiologic information about CO poisoning in the United States has been collected, and the utility of partnering with a medical specialty society for disease-specific surveillance demonstrated. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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