Open AccessUtility of emergency call centre, dispatch and ambulance data for syndromic surveillance of infectious diseases: a scoping review
Author(s) -
Janneke W. Duijster,
Simone Doreleijers,
Eva Pilot,
Wim van der Hoek,
Geert Jan Kommer,
Marianne A. B. van der Sande,
Thomas Krafft,
Liselotte C H I van Asten
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckz177
Subject(s) - medical emergency , medicine , call centre , emergency medicine , computer science , telecommunications
Syndromic surveillance can supplement conventional health surveillance by analyzing less-specific, near-real-time data for an indication of disease occurrence. Emergency medical call centre dispatch and ambulance data are examples of routinely and efficiently collected syndromic data that might assist in infectious disease surveillance. Scientific literature on the subject is scarce and an overview of results is lacking.