![]() ![]() ![]() Data were forwarded to MDH in Jackson to createĭaily reports on illness and injury trends for MDH staff, reporting facilities, and CDC in Atlanta.īy September 10, DMAT operations had begun to scale down, shifting health-care services to operating EDs.Īs patient volumes declined and no major outbreaks of infectious disease were identified, the surveillance team simplified For each patient visit, an injury or illness diagnostic category for reason of visit was assigned by a reviewingĮpidemiologist, using both chief-complaint data and discharge diagnoses from the patient record and diagnostic categories fromĪ standard injury and illness surveillance form designed by CDC. Records, paper logs of ED/DMAT visits, or electronic records of visits to the one facility equipped with electronic medical Sex, age, illness/injury diagnostic category, severity, disposition, and comments. Data collection was limited to the following variables that were consistently available: medical record number, Individual patient data were collected from each facility and entered The number of facilities reporting varied daily a maximum of 15 total facilities, including eight DMATs, However, daily reports to MDH provided reassurance regarding outbreaks and data to helpĭirect public health activities in the affected region.ĭata were collected from a total of 15 EDs, DMATs, and outpatient health-care facilities in two phases, using twoĭifferent systems. This report describes those surveillance activitiesĪnd their findings, which determined that no major outbreaks of infectious illnesses or clusters of preventable major On SeptemberĤ, a team of 17 CDC staff members was deployed to Mississippi to work with MDH and an Epi Strike Team from theįlorida Department of Health to provide surveillance for injury and illness Team (DMAT)* operation sites, and outpatient health-care facilities in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson counties. The Mississippi Department of Health (MDH)Īsked CDC to help conduct active surveillance at hospital emergency departments (EDs), federal Disaster Medical Assistance Were either destroyed or nonfunctioning immediately after the hurricane. Multiple hospitals, health clinics, and public health facilities Sanitation systems, and water treatment plants) was severely disrupted. Of Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson, where public infrastructure (e.g., electric power, communications networks, roads, ![]() The devastation was greatest in the coastal counties Rendering approximately 80% of buildings in Waveland uninhabitable ![]() In Mississippi, the storm surge was an estimated 27 feet high at the Hancock CountyĮmergency Operations Center and extended inland for 6-12 miles, causing extensive flooding in Biloxi and Gulfport and Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, resulting in massive destruction from Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the U.S. Three Counties, Mississippi, September 5-October 11, 2005 Surveillance for Illness and Injury After Hurricane Katrina. For assistance, please send e-mail to: Type 508 Accommodation and the title of the report in the subject line of e-mail. Persons using assistive technology might not be able to fully access information in this file. ![]()
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