id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-353163-gr1t3l8z Hughes, Helen E Emergency department use during COVID-19 as described by syndromic surveillance 2020-09-18 .txt text/plain 2121 141 54 The 2020 'COVID-19' period (12 March 2020 to 26 April 2020) attendances were compared with the equivalent 2019 'pre-COVID-19' period (14 March 2019 to 28 April 2019): in total; by hour and day of the week; age group(<1, 1-4, 15-14, 15-44, 45-64 and 65+ years); gender; acuity; and for selected syndromic indicators(acute respiratory infection, gastroenteritis, myocardial ischaemia). [2] [3] [4] This anonymised subset of ECDS data is received on a daily basis, enabling a near real-time syndromic surveillance service, which feeds into PHE public health monitoring activities (including the COVID-19 response) and with weekly EDSSS surveillance bulletins made publicly available. The average daily attendances were calculated with the percentage difference between pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 in total by sex, age group, acuity, day of the week and by selected syndromic surveillance indicators. ./cache/cord-353163-gr1t3l8z.txt ./txt/cord-353163-gr1t3l8z.txt