Road User

Change History
DDCN 2014 / 01	Emergency Department Data Set
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
AWISS

This is the nature of the patient's road use at the time of the road traffic collision.

This should only be completed when the 'Activity at Time of Injury' is '06 – Road Traffic Collision'.

Format: 2 digit numeric

Value	Meaning	Valid From	Valid To
01	Pedestrian	1^st April 2009
02	Cyclist	1^st April 2009
03	Motorbike Rider	1^st April 2009
04	Motorbike Passenger	1^st April 2009
05	Motorised Vehicle Driver	1^st April 2009
06	Motorised Vehicle Passenger	1^st April 2009
20	Other User	1^st April 2009
98	Not Applicable – e.g. Non Injury / Not a Road User	1^st February 2010
99	Not Known	1^st April 2009

This data item is incorporated into the Emergency Department Data Set as the injury prevention orientated field in accordance with the All Wales Injury Surveillance System (AWISS) requirements. These fields are designed to be compatible with the European Union's Injury Data Base (IDB).

AWISS offers the opportunity on a local, national and international level to:

• Monitor injury incidence, trends and geographical variation;

• Provide data on problem areas where other information sources are insufficient (such as head injury, sports injuries, accidental poisoning in young children).

Help the NHS, local authorities, voluntary agencies and other workers in the field to develop, target and evaluate programmes for the control and prevention of injuries.