Injury surveillance DSS

Metadata item type:

Data Set Specification

METeOR identifier:

361954

Registration status:

Health, Superseded 14/12/2009

DSS type:

Data Set Specification (DSS)

Scope:

The scope of this minimum data set is patient level data from selected emergency departments of hospitals and other settings.

Collection methods:

National reporting arrangements

State and territory health authorities provide the data to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare for national collation, on an annual basis.

Periods for which data are collected and nationally collated

Financial years ending 30 June each year.

Submitting organisation:

National Health Information Group

Related metadata references:

Supersedes Injury surveillance DSS Health, Superseded 05/02/2008

Has been superseded by Injury surveillance DSS 2010-13 Health, Standard 14/12/2009

Seq No.	Metadata item	Obligation	Max occurs
-	Injury event—activity type, code (ICD-10-AM 6th edn) ANNNN	Mandatory	1
-	Injury event—activity type, non-admitted patient code N[N]	Mandatory	1
-	Injury event—external cause, code (ICD-10-AM 6th edn) ANN{.N[N]} *DSS 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(100)]	Mandatory	1
-	Injury event—human intent of injury, code NN	Mandatory	1
-	Injury event—nature of main injury, non-admitted patient code NN{.N} *DSS specific information:* Left justified, zero filled.	Mandatory	1
-	Injury event—place of occurrence, code (ICD-10-AM 6th edn) ANN{.N[N]}	Mandatory	1
-	Injury event—place of occurrence, non-admitted patient code N[N]	Mandatory	1
-	Person—bodily location of main injury, code NN	Mandatory	1