Sentinel 5.18.8 User Guide

Search for an Outbreak Event

You can search for an outbreak event in three ways on the Outbreak Events tab:

Current Search - Select All Active Outbreak Events, All Outbreak Events (which includes inactive events), or one of the custom outbreaks, if listed, from the Current Search drop-down list
Basic Outbreak Event search - The basic outbreak event search is performed for common outbreak event fields. See Basic Outbreak Event Search
Outbreak Event search using custom form - This search is performed for specific information about an outbreak event. It can be conducted in two ways, either searching from an Outbreak Event list or searching from an Investigation list. See Outbreak Event Using a Custom Form

Basic Outbreak Event Search

To perform a basic search for an outbreak event:

Click the Home > Outbreak Events tab.
Click the Search button.
Select the basic outbreak event form from the Outbreak Event Search drop-down list. The form is displayed on the bottom of the page.
Enter the parameters and click Outbreak Event Search. The main Outbreak Events tab page opens with the search results displayed.
To return to the main Outbreak Events tab page, click the X button.

The available fields and options on the page are as follows:

Field/Option	Description
Core: Patient Demographic
Last Name	Enter the patient's last name.
First Name	Enter the patient's first name.
Middle Name	Enter the patient's middle name.
Patient's Current Sex	Enter the current gender of the patient.
Patient's Date of Birth (From/To)	Enter the From and To dates for the birthdate range or click in the field to use the pop-up calendar.
Ethnicity	Select one or more patient's ethnicity from the drop-down list.
Race	Select one or more races from the list.
Core:Outbreak
Investigation ID	Enter the investigation ID.
Outbreak Event ID	Enter the outbreak event ID.
Outbreak Name	Select one or more outbreak name from the drop-down list.
Outbreak ID	Select one or more outbreak ID from the drop-down list.

Outbreak Event Search Using a Custom Form

This search can be conducted from the Outbreak Events tab page or the Investigations tab page.

Search from the Outbreak Events tab

To conduct a search for any specific information about an outbreak event:

Click the Home > Outbreak Events tab.
Click the Search button.
Select the desired outbreak event form from the Outbreak Event Search drop-down list. After selecting the outbreak event form, the custom form is displayed on the bottom of the page.
Enter the parameters and click Outbreak Event Search. The main Outbreak Events tab page opens with the search results.
To return to the main Outbreak Events tab page, click the X button.

Search from the Investigations tab

To conduct a search for any specific information about a specific outbreak event for investigations linked to outbreak events (see Link an Outbreak Event with an Investigation):

Click the Home > Investigations tab.
Click the Search button.
Select the desired outbreak event form from the Investigation Search drop-down list. After selecting the outbreak event form, the custom form is displayed on the bottom of the page.
Enter the parameters and click Search. The main Investigations tab page opens with the search results.
To return to the main Investigations tab page, click the X button.