DAWN is a public health surveillance system that monitors visits to hospital emergency rooms that are drug related. They also track drug related deaths that are reported by medical examiners and coroners. In 2003 the program underwent some major changes to help communities and member facilities to identify emerging problems, improve patient care and manage resources.
DAWN is operated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) which is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The data collected is used by the government as well as those in the private sector. It can be used for public health planning or policy and program development; it is helpful in obtaining grant support to address local drug related problems; it is an invaluable asset when it comes to improving patient care and management of resources in participating hospitals. DAWN provides a picture of the impact of drug use as well as misuse and abuse in different areas across the nation.
The primary users of DAWN include federal agencies, communities in the private sector and members of the network. The Food and Drug Administration uses Dawn to identify new drug abuse trends with prescription drugs. It also uses DAWN to identify and track adverse reactions and other health consequences of prescription drugs. In the private sector DAWN pays particular attention to ER visits having to do with underage drinking, adverse reactions to new medications, accidental poisonings of young children and misuse of prescription drugs. Members of the network have immediate access to their own data through DAWN LIVE, a secure internet based query system.
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I wondered how they kept track of all of the statistics. I wonder just how big this network is. Must be pretty impressive if the FDA is using it. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI've read about this before. It's a great service that they provide. I hope everyone takes advantage of what they offer.
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty cool. I wondered how they come up with statistics. It makes sense that someone is doing it.
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