A Survey of Emergency Department 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Surge Preparedness—Atlanta, Georgia, July–October 2009

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• Alternative Title:
  Clin Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Sugerman, David ; Nadeau, Kelly H. ; Lafond, Kathryn ; Cameron, Wendy ; Soetebier, Karl ; Jhung, Michael ; Isakov, Alexander ; Greenwald, Ian ; Neil, Karen ; Schrag, Stephanie ; Fry, Alicia
• Description:
  During August through September 2009, a surge in emergency department (ED) visits for 2009 pandemic influenza A (pH1N1) illness occurred in Georgia, particularly among children. To understand surge preparedness and capacity, we obtained influenza-like illness (ILI) ED visit data from the Georgia State Electronic Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (SendSS) and conducted a retrospective, Internet-based survey among all 26 metro Atlanta ED managers with reference to the period 1 July-1 October 2009. SendSS detected a marked and progressive increase in mean monthly ILI visits from 1 July-1 October 2009, which more than tripled (from 399 to 2196) for the 2 participating EDs that cared for pediatric patients during this time. ED managers reported patient volume surges, resulting in space and supply limitations, especially at pediatric EDs. Most (92%) of the facilities had current pandemic influenza plans. Pandemic planning can help to ensure preparedness for natural and man-made disasters and for future influenza pandemics.
• Subjects:
  Adult Child Child, Preschool Civil Defense Emergency Service, Hospital Humans Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Pandemics Patient Admission Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Source:
  Clin Infect Dis. 52(Suppl 1):S177-S182
• Pubmed ID:
  21342892
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5772599
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia
• Volume:
  52
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bb3ea2d5f00f77ac16614d3f87befbffd8557aae3dca65c63a70c87f9f571ed5
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/51035/cdc_51035_DS1.pdf
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