Definition
The scope of this minimum data set is patient level data from selected emergency departments of hospitals and other settings.
Metadata items in this Data Set Specification
Below is a list of all the components within this Dataset Specification.
Each entry includes the item name, whether the item is optional, mandatory or conditional and the maximum times the item can occur in a dataset.
If the items must occur in a particular order in the dataset, the sequence number is included before the item name.
Data Elements
| Reference | Data Element | Data Type | Length | Inclusion | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury event—activity type, code (ICD-10-AM 8th edn) ANNNN | - | - | mandatory | 1 | |
| Injury event—activity type, non-admitted patient code N[N] | - | - | mandatory | 1 | |
|
Injury event—external cause, code (ICD-10-AM 8th edn) ANN{.N[N]}
Specific Information:
As a minimum requirement, the external cause codes must be listed in the ICD-10-AM (3rd edition) classification.
|
- | - | mandatory | 99 | |
| Injury event—external cause, text X[X(99)] | - | - | mandatory | 1 | |
| Injury event—human intent of injury, code NN | - | - | mandatory | 1 | |
|
Injury event—nature of main injury, non-admitted patient code NN{.N}
Specific Information:
Left justified, zero filled.
|
- | - | mandatory | 1 | |
| Injury event—place of occurrence, code (ICD-10-AM 8th edn) ANN{.N[N]} | - | - | mandatory | 1 | |
| Injury event—place of occurrence, non-admitted patient code N[N] | Number | 2 | mandatory | 1 | |
| Person—bodily location of main injury, code NN | - | - | mandatory | 1 |
References
Related content
| Relation | Count |
|---|---|
| As a numerator in an Indicator | 0 |
| As a denominator in an Indicator | 0 |
| As a disaggregation in an Indicator | 0 |