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Problem #1 FIll In the blank spaces In the chart: Within this assignment, imagine that you have been hired as a new hospital infection control manager and are immediately welcomed by the chief of staff and house super who have grave issues regarding a recent state of nosocomial infections within the facility and they need some assistance determining the statistics related to the provalence and incidance of the infections to get a better grasp of what clinical and countermeasures need to be taken at the hospital next. (Population = 82,438,000) Cause of Admission Number of admits Proportional Case Cause-specific rate Ratio (%) per 100,000 Accidents and adverse 26,526 effects Malignant neoplasms 22,228 HIV infection Diseases of the heart 15,822 Homicide and legal12,372 21,747 Suicide 12,281 Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 4.449 Cerebrovascular diseases 3,343 Diabetes mellitus 2,211 onia and 2,203 MacBook Air

Explanation / Answer

Total population = 82,438,000

Total cases admitted=1,23,182

Proportional case ratio= No of cases / Total no of admitions

So the specific rate per 1,00,000 = No of cases X 1 lakh / 82438 X 103

= No of cases / 824.38

Cause of Admission

Number of admits

Proportional Case Ratio (%)

Cause-specific rate per 100,000

Accidents and adverse effects

26,526

0.215

32.17

Malignant neoplasms

22,228

0.180

26.96

HIV infection

21,747

0.176

26.37

Diseases of the heart

15,822

0.128

19.19

Homicide and legal intervention

12,372

0.1004

15.007

Suicide

12,281

0.0996

14.89

Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis

4,449

0.0361

5.396

Cerebrovascular diseases

3,343

0.0271

4.055

Diabetes mellitus

2,211

0.0179

2.68

Pneumonia and influenza

2,203

0.0178

2.67