Attendance Group

Change History
DSCN 2010 / 01	Revisions to the Emergency Department Data Set
DSCN (2009) 02 (W)	Emergency Department Data Set

This data item is / was included in the following data sets / collections between the dates shown:

Data Set / Collection	Valid From	Valid To
EDDS	1^st April 2009

A general reason for an Accident and Emergency Department Attendance.

Format: 2 character alpha-numeric

Value	Meaning	Valid From	Valid To
Injury
11	Accident	1^st April 2009
12	Assault	1^st April 2009
13	Deliberate Self-Harm	1^st April 2009
14	Not Known: Undetermined intent i.e. it is uncertain whether the injury was accidentally or deliberately inflicted and there is no means of knowing.	1^st April 2009
15	Not Given: The information to decide on intent is withheld i.e. deliberately not given.	1^st April 2009
Non-Trauma
20	Non-trauma	1^st April 2009
Other
30	Dead on Arrival	1^st April 2009
99	Not Known	1^st April 2009

Note: ‘30 – Dead on Arrival’ should only be recorded for patients who have been certified as dead on arrival by a clinician in the Accident and Emergency Department