Definition
The time at which a person experienced acute coronary syndrome symptoms that prompted a person to seek medical attention, either at the hospital or from a general practitioner.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPerson—acute coronary syndrome symptoms onset time
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Object ClassPerson
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PropertyAcute coronary syndrome symptoms onset time
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Value DomainTime hhmm
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Time hhmm ".| Data Type | Date/Time |
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| Format | hhmm |
| Maximum character length | 4 |
Comments
Guide for use:
Acute coronary syndrome symptoms may include:
- tightness, pressure, heaviness, fullness or squeezing in the chest which may spread to the neck and throat, jaw, shoulders, the back, upper abdomen, either or both arms and even into the wrists and hands
- dyspnoea, nausea/vomiting, cold sweat or syncope.
Seeking medical attention could include the person presenting to their GP who then refers them to hospital or the person presenting directly to hospital (via ambulance or own form of transport).
If the person is already a patient at the hospital for another reason then the time recorded would be when they advised hospital staff of their symptoms.