• Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · May 2012

    Evaluation and management of seasonal influenza in the emergency department.

    • Marc Afilalo, Errol Stern, and Matthew Oughton.
    • Emergency Department, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte Ste-Catherine Road, Room D-012, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1E2. marc.afilalo@mcgill.ca
    • Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 2012 May 1; 30 (2): 271viii271-305, viii.

    AbstractSeasonal influenza causes significant morbidity and mortality, primarily due to increased complication rates among the elderly population and patients with chronic diseases. Timely diagnosis of influenza and early recognition of an influenza outbreak or epidemic are key components in preventing influenza-related complications, hospitalizations, and deaths. Emergency departments are the most frequent points of entry for most influenza cases and are well positioned to identify and manage influenza community outbreaks and epidemics. Emergency departments need specific infection control measures to curb the spread of influenza in the Emergency Department and hospital during the influenza season.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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