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: 4.18 FIRST ED SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE

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

Definition

Patient’s first measured systolic blood pressure in ED.

Uses

The systolic blood pressure provides an estimate of the severity of injury or illness and is a component of several triage scoring systems.

Discussion

Blood pressure measured by a manual or automatic method can be entered.

Data Type (and Field Length)

NM - numeric (3).

Repetition

No.

Field Values

Enter the patient’s systolic blood pressure in mm[Hg] (enter 0 for no systolic blood pressure), or enter one of the following codes:

Code	Description
777	Not measurable, but pulse palpable
888	Not measured
999	Unknown

Data Standards or Guidelines

None.

Other References

E1744-95 (ASTM, 1995).