Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Nature of main injury (non-admitted patient) |
METEOR identifier: | 268947 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 01/03/2005 |
Definition: | The nature of the injury chiefly responsible for the attendance of the non-admitted patient at the health care facility, at represented by a code. |
Data element concept attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Data element concept: | Injury event—nature of main injury |
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METEOR identifier: | 269532 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 01/03/2005 |
Definition: | The nature of the injury chiefly responsible for the attendance of the non-admitted patient at the health care facility. |
Context: | Injury surveillance |
Object class: | Injury event |
Property: | Nature of main injury |
Value domain attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Value domain: | Non-admitted patient nature of main injury code NN{.N} |
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METEOR identifier: | 270665 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 01/03/2005 |
Definition: | A code set representing the nature of an injury. |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | If the full ICD-10-AM code is used to code the injury, this metadata item is not required (see metadata items principal diagnosis and additional diagnosis) When coding to the full ICD-10-AM code is not possible, use this metadata item with the items external cause of injury-non admitted patient, external cause of injury-human intent and bodily location of main injury. Select the code which best characterises the nature of the injury chiefly responsible for the attendance, on the basis of the information available at the time it is recorded. If two or more categories are judged to be equally appropriate, select the one that comes first in the code list. A major injury, if present, should always be coded rather than a minor injury. If a major injury has been sustained (e.g. a fractured femur), along with one or more minor injuries (e.g. some small abrasions), the major injury should be coded in preference to coding 'multiple injuries'. As a general guide, an injury which, on its own, would be unlikely to have led to the attendance may be regarded as 'minor'. If the nature of the injury code is 01 to 12 or 26 to 29 then the metadata item Bodily location of main injury should be used to record the bodily location of the injury. If another code is used, bodily location is implicit or meaningless. Bodily location of main injury, category 22 may be used as a filler to indicate that specific body region is not required. |
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Comments: | Injury diagnosis is necessary for purposes including epidemiological research, casemix studies and planning. This metadata item together with the metadata item bodily location of the main injury indicates the diagnosis. This metadata item is related to the ICD-10-AM injury and poisoning classification. However, coding to the full ICD-10-AM injury and poisoning classification (see metadata item principal diagnosis) is not available in most settings where basic injury surveillance is undertaken. This item, in combination with the metadata item Bodily location of main injury, is a practicable alternative. Data coded to the full ICD-10-AM codes can be aggregated to match this item, facilitating data comparison. Further information on the national injury surveillance program can be obtained from the National Injury Surveillance Unit, Flinders University, Adelaide. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Injury Surveillance Unit, Flinders University, Adelaide National Data Standards for Injury Surveillance Advisory Group |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Is re-engineered from Nature of main injury - non-admitted patient, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.3 KB) No registration status See also Person—bodily location of main injury, code NN Health, Standard 01/03/2005 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Injury surveillance DSS Health, Superseded 05/02/2008 DSS specific information: Left justified, zero filled. Injury surveillance DSS Health, Superseded 14/12/2009 DSS specific information: Left justified, zero filled. Injury surveillance DSS 2010-13 Health, Superseded 02/05/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2010 Implementation end date: 30/06/2013 DSS specific information: Left justified, zero filled. Injury surveillance NBPDS 2013- Health, Standard 02/05/2013 Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 DSS specific information: Left justified, zero filled. Injury surveillance NMDS Health, Superseded 03/05/2006 Implementation start date: 01/07/2005 Implementation end date: 30/06/2006 DSS specific information: Left justified, zero filled. Injury surveillance NMDS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 DSS specific information: Left justified, zero filled. |