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Patient—clinical emergency indicator, yes/no code N

Definition

An indicator of whether the treatment required for the patient is clinically assessed as an emergency, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Patient—clinical emergency indicator, yes/no code N

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Yes/no code N ".
Data Type Boolean
Format N
Maximum character length 1
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Yes
2 No

Comments

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Yes

The treating clinician has assessed the waiting time for treatment cannot exceed 24 hours.

CODE 2 No

The treating clinician has assessed the waiting time for treatment can exceed 24 hours.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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