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Central Distributor SASD: Description of Data Elements

 
INTENT_SELF_HARM - Intentional self harm indicated on the record (by diagnosis and/or E codes)
 
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General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

INTENT_SELF_HARM identifies records for which at least one diagnosis (DXn) or External Cause of Injury Codes (ECODEn) indicates intended self harm. (ICD-9-CM codes E9500-E959 and V6284). The injury intent of self harm 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, except for the inclusion of the diagnosis code V6284 for suicidal ideation. 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_SELF_HARMIntentional self harm indicated on the record (by diagnosis and/or E codes)0Not intended self harm
1Intended self harm
.AInvalid
 
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State Specific Notes

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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_self_harm.
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