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Central Distributor SASD: Description of Data Elements

 
INTENT_ASSAULT - Injury by assault
 
Documentation Sections:
General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

The injury intent is determined by the External Cause of Injury Codes (E Codes) and is consistent with the classification system used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and documented at http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/ecode_matrix.html. HCUP includes three data elements that identify the intent of the injury: unintentional, assault, and self-harm. HCUP also includes 11 data elements that identify the mechanism of the injury: cutting/piercing, drowning, falling, fire, firearm, machinery, motor vehicle traffic, natural/environmental, poisoning, suffocation, and being struck by or against. If multiple injuries are reported, more than one mechanism and intent may be identified.

 
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Uniform Values
 
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
INTENT_ASSAULTInjury by assault0No injury by assault
1Injury by assault
.AInvalid
 
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State Specific Notes

None

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Internet Citation: HCUP Central Distributor SASD Description of Data Elements - All States. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). April 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/sasddistnote.jsp?var=intent_assault.
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