TY - JOUR PY - 1993// TI - Injuries and illnesses related to Hurricane Andrew--Louisiana, 1992 JO - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report A1 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA, SP - 242 EP - 4, 249 VL - 42 IS - 13 N2 - On August 26, 1992, Hurricane Andrew struck Louisiana. On August 24, in anticipation of hurricane-related injuries and illnesses, the Office of Public Health (OPH), Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, in cooperation with hospital emergency room (ER) and public utility personnel and coroners, established an active emergency surveillance system in 19 parishes to monitor these events. This report summarizes the findings from this emergency surveillance system. LA - en SN - 0149-2195 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -