Vanderbilt Flu Update 12-16-09
“Flu-like” illnesses is defined as those patients who present with flu-like symptoms- including fever, chills, cough or other respiratory problems. Because specific testing is no longer recommended for disease surveillance these patients have not undergone confirmatory lab testing. The number of patients for each emergency department represents the previous 24-hour period.
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VUMC’s Adult Emergency Department Treated 5 Patients with Flu-Like Illness on 12/16/2009
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Emergency Department Treated 34 Patients with Flu-Like Illness on 12/16/2009
Total Patients with Flu-Like Illness Seen on 12/16/2009- 39
Total Patients Seen for Flu-Like Illness For The Past 28 Days: 1444
Adults: 234
Pediatric: 1210
Flu Graph from VU’s Emergency Departments
Blue: Children’s Hospital Emergency Department
Red: Adult Emergency Department
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