State Data Dictionary - North Dakota Department of Health

Version 2.0 09/18/200789. Barriers to Patient CareName of Data Element:Priority:Barriers to Patient CareEssentialDefinition: Indication of whether or not there were any patient specificbarriers to serving the patient at the sceneNational Element: YesField Values:NHTSA 2:E12_01XML: XSD Data Type: xs:integerXSD Domain (Simple Type): BarriersToPatientCareMultiple Entry Configuration: YesAccepts Null Values: YesRequired in XSD: Yes-25 Not Applicable -20 Not Recorded-15 Not Reporting -10 Not Known-5 Not Available 2600 Developmentally Impaired2605 Hearing Impaired 2610 Language2615 None 2620 Physically Impaired2625 Physically Restrained 2630 Speech Impaired2635 Unattended or Unsupervised(including minors)2640 UnconsciousContent: Indication of whether or not there were any patient specific barriers to serving thepatient at the sceneDiscussion and Justification: A component of the EMS Medical Record. Allows data to besorted based on any barriers to patient care. Allows data to describe any barriers to care withinthe EMS agency, which is important to many federal initiativesBusiness Rules: All records submitted must have Barriers to Patient Care entered. Records withmissing or an invalid entry will be rejected by the system. If the incident is appropriate to notreport this data element, then this element would be submitted following the common null rules(E00).Technical Comments: NonePage 129Copyright 2006-2007, North Dakota Department of Health, Division of EMS & Med-Media, Inc.