Data Capture and Analysis of Signs and Symptoms in a Chemically Exposed Population

Jean B Craig; Joan M Culley; Jane Richter; Erik R Svendsen; Sara Donevant

Data Capture and Analysis of Signs and Symptoms in a Chemically Exposed Population

J Inform Nurs. 2018;3(3):10-15.

Authors

Jean B Craig¹, Joan M Culley², Jane Richter³, Erik R Svendsen⁴, Sara Donevant²

Affiliations

¹ Honest Broker, Office of Biomedical Informatics Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
² College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
³ Validating Triage for Chemical Mass Casualty Incidents - A First Step, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
⁴ Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

PMID: 31595265
PMCID: PMC6783254

Abstract

This manuscript provides a practical case study to demonstrate data collection from paper-based medical records so that the occurrence of specific signs/symptoms indicative of a chemical exposure can be studied.

Keywords: Triage; chemical exposure; mass casualty.

Grants and funding

R01 LM011648/LM/NLM NIH HHS/United States