Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanit?), full PDF document, in Italian (LINK). Extract, edited.]
Acute Respiratory Illness Emergency Departments Admission Surveillance System
Week 6/2011 (7 - 13 February 2011)
Acute Respiratory Illness:
During week 06/2011, 8% of all patients admissions to Hospital Emergency Departments were due to acute respiratory illness.
Among these patients, 22% has been hospitalized.
This week Emergency Departments accessions rate is stable for all the classes of age with the exception of the population with age over 65 year old: for this group both alert level threshold were exceeded.
Summary
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Acute Respiratory Illness Emergency Departments Admission Surveillance System
Week 6/2011 (7 - 13 February 2011)
Acute Respiratory Illness:
During week 06/2011, 8% of all patients admissions to Hospital Emergency Departments were due to acute respiratory illness.
Among these patients, 22% has been hospitalized.
This week Emergency Departments accessions rate is stable for all the classes of age with the exception of the population with age over 65 year old: for this group both alert level threshold were exceeded.
Summary
- Regions and Public Health Administrations participating to the Surveillance Network: 13/21 (62%)
- Administrations sending data: 12/13 (100%) (Tuscany has not sent data)
- All causes Emergency Department Admissions - Stable - Not Exceeded
- Emergency Departments Admissions for Acute Respiratory Illness - Increasing - First Alert Threshold Exceeded
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