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V4.0 1999/2000 VEMD User Manual
INJURY SURVEILLANCE DATA
NATURE OF MAIN INJURY
Definition: The patho-physical nature of the injury responsible for the patients attendance at the emergency department.
Up to two character numeric field.
Nature of Main Injury is mandatory if any other Injury Surveillance fields are completed.
Select the item which best characterises the nature of the injury 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 be coded rather than a minor injury. If a major injury has been sustained (e.g. fractured femur), along with one or more minor injuries (e.g. some small abrasions), the major injury should be coded in preference to coding Îmultiple injuriesâ. As a general rule, an injury which, on its own, would be unlikely to have led to the attendance may be regarded as minor. (National Health Data Dictionary, Version 8.0)
Select the first appropriate category.
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Superficial (includes abrasion, blister, contusion). Excludes Eye (13) |
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Open wound. Excludes Eye (13) |
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Fracture. Excludes Tooth (16) |
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Dislocation |
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Sprain or strain |
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Injury to nerve (includes spinal cord). Excludes Intracranial injury (15) |
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Injury to blood vessel (major or named vessel) |
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Injury to muscle or tendon |
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Crushing injury |
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Traumatic amputation |
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Injury to internal organ |
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Burn or corrosion |
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Eye injury (includes burn) Excludes Foreign Body in external eye (14) plus Body Region - Foreign Body, External eye (F1) |
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Foreign body |
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Intracranial injury (includes concussion) |
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Dental injury (includes fractured tooth) |
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Drowning, immersion |
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Asphyxia or other threat to breathing |
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Electrical injury |
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Poisoning, toxic effect. Excludes Bites (21) |
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Bites (venomous) |
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Other specified nature of injury |
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Injury of unspecified nature |
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Multiple injuries (more than one nature of injury) |
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No injury detected |
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Bites (non-venomous) |
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° Requires code from Body Region - Not Foreign Body
¶ Requires code from Body Region - Foreign Body
Body Region Matrix and associated edits.
BODY REGION FIELD
Definition: The region of the body which sustained the injury.
There are two sets of Body Region codes, depending on whether the Nature of Main Injury code indicates a Foreign Body or another type of injury. Software suppliers should note the ideal implementation would restrict the look-up screens to present only the Body Region screen that is valid for the Nature of Main Injury code.
Body Region is mandatory if any other Injury Surveillance fields are completed.
Body Region Matrix and associated edits.
BODY REGION - FOREIGN BODY INJURY
Definition:The region of the body which sustained the foreign body injury.
This field must only be completed when the Nature of Main Injury code is 14.
Two character alpha numeric field.
Select the first appropriate category.
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Eye |
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Ear |
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Nose |
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Respiratory tract. Excludes Nose (F3) |
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Alimentary tract |
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Genitourinary tract |
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Soft tissue |
BODY REGION - NON FOREIGN BODY INJURY
Definition: The region of the body which sustained the non-foreign body injury.
This field must be completed when the Nature of Main Injury code is 1-13, 15-26.
Up to two character numeric field.
Select the first appropriate category.
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Head. Excludes Face (2) |
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Face. Excludes Eye (F1) |
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Neck |
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Thorax |
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Abdomen |
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Lower back (includes loin) |
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Pelvis (includes ano-genital and perineum) |
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Shoulder |
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Upper arm |
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Elbow |
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Forearm |
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Wrist |
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Hand (includes fingers) |
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Hip |
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Thigh |
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Knee |
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Lower leg |
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Ankle |
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Foot (includes toes) |
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Unspecified body region |
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Multiple injuries involving more than one body region |
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Body Region code not required |