Possible Injury
Yes
Yes
Indication whether or not there was an injury.
E09_04
Required
AirwayCardiac ArrestPediatricResponseSTEMIStrokeTrauma
This data element provides documentation to classify the EMS Reason for Encounter as either injury or non-injury related based on mechanism and not on actual injury. eSituation.02 (Possible Injury), eSituation.09 (Primary Symptom), eSituation.07 (Chief Complaint Anatomic Location), and eSituation.08 (Chief Complaint Organ System) are grouped together to form the EMS Reason for Encounter.
Possible Injury should be recorded when Type of Service Requested is "911 Response (Scene)" and Incident/Patient Disposition is "Patient Treated, Transported by this EMS Unit".
Cause of Injury should be recorded when Incident/Patient Disposition is "Patient..." and Possible Injury is "Yes".
Cause of Injury should only be recorded when Possible Injury is "Yes".
Trauma Center Criteria should only be recorded when Possible Injury is "Yes".
Vehicular, Pedestrian, or Other Injury Risk Factor should only be recorded when Possible Injury is "Yes".
Possible Injury should be "Yes" when a symptom or impression is injury-related.
When Possible Injury has a Not Value (Not Applicable, Not Recorded, or Not Reporting), it should be empty.
When Possible Injury is empty, it should have a Not Value (Not Applicable, Not Recorded, or Not Reporting, if allowed for the element) or a Pertinent Negative (if allowed for the element), or it should be omitted (if the element is optional).