Definition
The clinician's assessment identifying the most likely role of human intent in the occurrence of the injury or poisoning, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptInjury event—human intent of injury
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Object ClassInjury event
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PropertyHuman intent of injury
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Value DomainNone
Comments
Origin:
National Health Data Committee
Comments:Enables categorisation of injury and poisoning according to factors important for injury control. This information is necessary for defining and monitoring injury control targets, injury costing and identifying cases for in-depth research.