Person with acute coronary syndrome—bleeding location, non-instrumented code N(N)

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Health, Standard 01/10/2008

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Collection and usage attributes

NOTE: Excludes bleeding arising from instrumented sites.

CODE 1     Gastrointestinal site

Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from the gastrointestinal area.

CODE 2     Genitourinary site

Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from the genitourinary area.

CODE 3     Intracranial site

Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from an intracranial site.

CODE 4     Pulmonary site

Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from a pulmonary site.

CODE 5     Pericardial site

Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from the pericardium.

CODE 6     Other site(s)

Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from a site not listed in codes 1-5.   

CODE 7     Unidentified site

Use this code when the person has a fall in haemoglobin without an identifiable spontaneous site of bleeding.

CODE 99     Not stated/inadequately described

Not for use in primary data collections.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Record the location of all bleeding events that occur. More than one code can be applied.

Relational attributes