Emergency department visit type code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Value Domain
METEOR identifier:	474111
Registration status:	Health, Superseded 21/11/2013 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016
Definition:	A code set representing the types of emergency department visits.

Representational attributes

Representation class:

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Code

Data type:

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Number

Format:

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N

Maximum character length:

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1

Permissible values:

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Value	Meaning
1	Emergency presentation: attendance for an actual or suspected condition which is sufficiently serious to require acute unscheduled care.
2	Return visit, planned: presentation is planned and is a result of a previous emergency department presentation or return visit.
3	Pre-arranged admission: a patient who presents at the emergency department for either clerical, nursing or medical processes to be undertaken, and admission has been pre-arranged by the referring medical officer and a bed allocated.
4	Patient in transit: the emergency department is responsible for care and treatment of a patient awaiting transport to another facility.
5	Dead on arrival: a patient who is dead on arrival and an emergency department clinician certifies the death of the patient.

Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Has been superseded by Emergency department visit type code N Health, Superseded 11/04/2014 Supersedes Emergency department visit type code N Health, Superseded 30/01/2012
Data elements implementing this value domain:	Emergency department stay—type of visit to emergency department, code N Health, Superseded 21/11/2013 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016