- | Australian postcode (address) | Number
[4]
| {NNNN} The Postcode datafile code set representing Australian postcodes as defined by Australia Post. | |
- | ED additional diagnosis code | String
[9]
| X[X(8)] The code set representing diagnoses. | Conditional obligation: This data element is only required to be reported when at least one additional diagnosis is present for the emergency department stay. |
- | ED diagnosis classification type | Number
[2]
| 1.0 | SNOMED-CT-AU (EDRS) | 2.0 | ICD-9-CM, 2nd edition | 3.6 | ICD-10-AM, 6th edition | 3.7 | ICD-10-AM, 7th edition | 3.8 | ICD-10-AM, 8th edition | 9.0 | No diagnosis classification provided |
| Conditional obligation: This data element is only required to be reported when a principal diagnosis and/or an additional diagnosis has been reported. |
- | Emergency department physical departure date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Emergency department physical departure time | Date/Time
[4]
| hhmm A valid time measured as hours and minutes using a 24 hour clock. | |
- | Date patient presents—emergency department stay | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Time patient presents | Date/Time
[4]
| hhmm A valid time measured as hours and minutes using a 24 hour clock. | |
- | ED principal diagnosis code | String
[9]
| X[X(8)] The code set representing diagnoses. | Conditional obligation: The reporting of this data element is conditional for those attendances where the value recorded for Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—episode end status is reported as either: Code 4 - Did not wait to be attended by a health care professional; Code 5 - Left at own risk after being attended by a health care professional but before the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode was completed; or Code 7 - Dead on arrival, emergency department clinician certified death. |
- | Emergency department arrival mode - transport | Number
[1]
| 1 | Ambulance, air ambulance or helicopter rescue service | 2 | Police/correctional services vehicle | 8 | Other | 9 | Not stated/unknown |
| |
- | Type of visit to emergency department | Number
[1]
| 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. |
| |
- | Urgency related group major diagnostic block | String
[3]
| 1A | Poisoning, comatose | 1B | Poisoning, conscious | 1C | Drug reaction | 1D | Alcohol/drug abuse and alcohol/drug induced mental disorders | 2A | Injury, multiple sites | 2B | Injury, single site, major | 2Ba | Injury, single site, minor | 3A | Circulatory system illness | 3B | Respiratory system illness | 3C | Digestive system illness | 3D | Urological illness | 3E | Neurological illness | 3F | Illness of the eyes | 3G | Illness of the ear, nose and throat | 3H | Musculoskeletal/connective tissue illness | 3I | Illness of skin, subcutaneous tissue, breast | 3J | Blood/immune system illness | 3K | Obstetric illness | 3L | Gynaecological illness | 3M | Male reproductive system illness | 3N | System infection/parasites | 3O | Illness of other and unknown systems | 3P | Newborn/neonate | 3Q | Hepatobiliary system illness | 4 | Psychiatric illness | 5 | Social problem | 6 | Other presentation |
| |
- | Urgency related group | String
[3]
| [X]N[N] A code set (version 1.3) describing categories of episodes of care based on triage category, episode end status and major diagnostic block. | |
- | Emergency department waiting time to clinical care commencement | Number
[5]
| NNNNN Total number of minutes. | Conditional obligation: This data item is to be recorded if the patient has one of the following Episode end status values recorded: - Admitted to this hospital (either short stay unit, hospital in the home or non-emergency department hospital ward);
- Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed—departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital;
- Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed—referred to another hospital for admission;
- Left at own risk after being attended by a health care professional but before the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode was completed;
- Died in emergency department as a non-admitted patient;
- Dead on arrival, emergency department clinician certified the death of the patient.
|
- | Department of Veterans' Affairs patient | Boolean
[1]
| | |
- | Establishment identifier | String
[9]
| NNX[X]NNNNN A combination of numeric and alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Emergency department clinical care commencement date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | Conditional obligation: This data item is to be recorded if the patient has one of the following Episode end status values recorded: - Admitted to this hospital (either short stay unit, hospital in the home or non-emergency department hospital ward);
- Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed—departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital;
- Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed—referred to another hospital for admission;
- Left at own risk after being attended by a health care professional but before the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode was completed;
- Died in emergency department as a non-admitted patient;
- Dead on arrival, emergency department clinician certified the death of the patient.
|
- | Emergency department clinical care commencement time | Date/Time
[4]
| hhmm A valid time measured as hours and minutes using a 24 hour clock. | Conditional obligation: This data item is to be recorded if the patient has one of the following Episode end status values recorded: - Admitted to this hospital (either short stay unit, hospital in the home or non-emergency department hospital ward);
- Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed—departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital;
- Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed—referred to another hospital for admission;
- Left at own risk after being attended by a health care professional but before the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode was completed;
- Died in emergency department as a non-admitted patient;
- Dead on arrival, emergency department clinician certified the death of the patient.
|
- | Emergency department episode end date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Emergency department service episode end status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Admitted to this hospital (either short stay unit, hospital-in-the-home or non-emergency department hospital ward) | 2 | Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital | 3 | Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - referred to another hospital for admission | 4 | Did not wait to be attended by a health care professional | 5 | Left at own risk after being attended by a health care professional but before the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode was completed | 6 | Died in emergency department as a non-admitted patient | 7 | Dead on arrival, emergency department clinician certified the death of the patient |
| |
- | Emergency department episode end time | Date/Time
[4]
| hhmm A valid time measured as hours and minutes using a 24 hour clock. | |
- | Length of non-admitted patient emergency department service episode | Number
[5]
| NNNNN Total number of minutes. | |
- | Triage category | Number
[1]
| 1 | Resuscitation: immediate (within seconds) | 2 | Emergency: within 10 minutes | 3 | Urgent: within 30 minutes | 4 | Semi-urgent: within 60 minutes | 5 | Non-urgent: within 120 minutes |
| Conditional obligation: This data item is to be recorded for patients who have one of the following Type of visit values recorded: - Emergency department presentation;
- Return visit, planned;
- Pre-arranged admission;
- Patient in transit.
|
- | Date of triage | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | Conditional obligation: This data item is to be recorded for patients who have one of the following Type of visit values recorded: - Emergency department presentation;
- Return visit, planned;
- Pre-arranged admission;
- Patient in transit.
|
- | Time of triage | Date/Time
[4]
| hhmm A valid time measured as hours and minutes using a 24 hour clock. | Conditional obligation: This data item is to be recorded for patients who have one of the following Type of visit values recorded: - Emergency department presentation;
- Return visit, planned;
- Pre-arranged admission;
- Patient in transit.
|
- | Compensable status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Compensable | 2 | Non-compensable | 9 | Not stated/not known |
| |
- | Area of usual residence (SA2) | String
[9]
| N(9) A code set representing a medium-sized area built from whole Statistical areas level 1 (SA1s). The aim of Statistical areas level 2 (SA2s) is to represent a community that interacts together socially and economically. | |
- | Country of birth | Number
[4]
| NNNN The Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC 2011) code set representing a country. | |
- | Date of birth | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: This field must not be null. National Minimum Data Sets: For the provision of state and territory hospital data to Commonwealth agencies this field must: - be less than or equal to Admission date, Date patient presents or Service contact date
- be consistent with diagnoses and procedure codes, for records to be grouped.
|
- | Indigenous status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin | 2 | Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin | 3 | Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin | 4 | Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Person identifier | String
[20]
| XXXXXX[X(14)] A logical combination of valid alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Sex | Number
[1]
| 1 | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | Intersex or indeterminate | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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