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NEDS Description of Data Elements

 
I10_INTENT_ASSAULT - Intent of injury: assault
 
Documentation Sections:
General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

The intent of injury is determined by the External Cause of Morbidity Codes and is consistent with the classification system used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and documented at www.cdc.gov/nchs/injury/injury_tools.htm.

Beginning in 2018 NEDS and the 2019 State databases, HCUP includes three data elements that identify the intent of the injury: unintentional, assault, and self-harm. HCUP also includes 12 data elements that identify the mechanism of the injury: cutting/piercing, drowning, falling, fire, firearm, machinery, motor vehicle traffic, natural/environmental, overexertion, poisoning, suffocation, and being struck by or against. If multiple injuries are reported, more than one mechanism and intent may be identified.

For the fourth quarter of 2015 through 2017, the mechanism of injury data elements are not included on any HCUP databases as HCUP worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to finalize the coding criteria for ICD-10-CM diagnoses.

For data prior to the fourth quarter of 2015, the intent of injury of assault is stored in the data element INTENT_ASSAULT to indicate the use of the ICD-9-CM coding system.

 
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Uniform Values
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
I10_INTENT_ASSAULTIntent of injury: assault0No intent of injury of assault
1Intent of injury of assault
 
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State Specific Notes
None
 
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Internet Citation: HCUP NEDS Description of Data Elements. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). May 2015. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/i10_intent_assault/nedsnote.jsp.
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