Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems - Release 1.0 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1997, 274 p.): SECTION 4 - ED ARRIVAL AND FIRST ASSESSMENT DATA: 4.17 DATE/TIME OF FIRST ED GLASGOW COMA SCALE ASSESSMENT

Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems - Release 1.0 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1997, 274 p.)

SECTION 4 - ED ARRIVAL AND FIRST ASSESSMENT DATA

		4.01 DATE/TIME FIRST DOCUMENTED IN ED
		4.02 MODE OF TRANSPORT TO ED
		4.03 EMS UNIT THAT TRANSPORTED ED PATIENT
		4.04 EMS AGENCY THAT TRANSPORTED ED PATIENT
		4.05 SOURCE OF REFERRAL TO ED
		4.06 CHIEF COMPLAINT
		4.07 INITIAL ENCOUNTER FOR CURRENT INSTANCE OF CHIEF COMPLAINT
		4.08 FIRST ED ACUITY ASSESSMENT
		4.09 DATE/TIME OF FIRST ED ACUITY ASSESSMENT
		4.10 FIRST ED ACUITY ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER ID
		4.11 FIRST ED ACUITY ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER TYPE
		4.12 FIRST ED RESPONSIVENESS ASSESSMENT
		4.13 DATE/TIME OF FIRST ED RESPONSIVENESS ASSESSMENT
		4.14 FIRST ED GLASGOW EYE OPENING
		4.15 FIRST ED GLASGOW VERBAL COMPONENT ASSESSMENT
		4.16 FIRST ED GLASGOW MOTOR COMPONENT ASSESSMENT
		4.17 DATE/TIME OF FIRST ED GLASGOW COMA SCALE ASSESSMENT
		4.18 FIRST ED SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
		4.19 DATE/TIME OF FIRST ED SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
		4.20 FIRST ED DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
		4.21 FIRST ED HEART RATE
		4.22 FIRST ED HEART RATE METHOD
		4.23 DATE/TIME OF FIRST ED HEART RATE
		4.24 FIRST ED RESPIRATORY RATE
		4.25 DATE/TIME OF FIRST ED RESPIRATORY RATE
		4.26 FIRST ED TEMPERATURE READING
		4.27 FIRST ED TEMPERATURE READING ROUTE
		4.28 DATE/TIME OF FIRST ED TEMPERATURE READING
		4.29 MEASURED WEIGHT IN ED
		4.30 PREGNANCY STATUS REPORTED IN ED
		4.31 DATE OF LAST TETANUS IMMUNIZATION
		4.32 MEDICATION ALLERGY REPORTED IN ED

4.17 DATE/TIME OF FIRST ED GLASGOW COMA SCALE ASSESSMENT

Definition

Date and time when Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is first assessed in ED.

Uses

Data about the date and time of health services delivery are needed to maintain continuity of care for the ED patient and for aggregate use in ED administration, quality-of-care monitoring and evaluation, and health services research.

Discussion

None.

Data Type (and Field Length)

TS - time stamp (26).

Repetition

No.

Field Values

See the definition of TS in the Technical Notes at the end of this document.

Enter the starting time of the GCS assessment, even if only one GCS component was assessed.

Data Standards or Guidelines

None.

Other References

E1744-95 (ASTM, 1995).