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Definition

A code set representing the status of a patient at the end of a non-admitted patient emergency department service episode.

Representation

Data Type Number
Format N
Maximum character length 1

Values

Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Admitted to this hospital (including to units or beds within the emergency department)
2 Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital
3 Referred to another hospital for admission
4 Did not wait to be attended by a health care professional
5 Left at own risk after being attended by a health care professional but before the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode was completed
6 Died in emergency department as a non-admitted patient
7 Dead on arrival, not treated in emergency department

Comments

Guide for use:

CODE 2 Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital

This code includes patients who departed under their own care, under police custody and under the care of a residential aged care facility or other carer. Code 2 excludes those who died in the emergency department, which should be coded to Code 6.

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