A broad coding of types of treatment or guidance which may be provided to a PATIENT as a result of ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY ATTENDANCES.
Classification:
| a. | Dressing | |
| b. | Bandage | |
| c. | Sutures | |
| d. | Wound closure (excluding sutures) | |
| i. | steristrips | |
| ii. | wound glue | |
| iii. | other | |
| e. | Plaster of Paris | |
| f. | Splint | |
| g. | Prescription | |
| h. | Removal of foreign body | |
| i. | Physiotherapy | |
| i. | manipulation | |
| ii. | other physiotherapy | |
| j. | Reduction | |
| k. | I&D | |
| l. | IV cannula | |
| m. | Central line | |
| n. | Lavage/emesis | |
| o. | Intubation | |
| p. | Chest drain | |
| q. | Urinary catheter | |
| r. | Defibrillation/pacing | |
| s. | Resuscitation | |
| t. | Minor surgery | |
| u. | Observation | |
| v. | Guidance | |
| i. | written | |
| ii. | verbal | |
| w. | Anaesthesia | |
| i. | general anaesthetic | |
| ii. | local anaesthetic | |
| iii. | regional block | |
| iv. | entonox | |
| v. | sedation | |
| vii. | other | |
| x. | Tetanus | |
| i. | immune | |
| ii. | tetanus toxoid course | |
| iii. | tetanus toxoid booster | |
| iv. | human immunoglobulin | |
| v. | combined tetanus/diphtheria course | |
| vi. | combined tetanus/diphtheria booster | |
| y. | Nebuliser | |
| z. | Parenteral thrombolysis | |
| aa. | Other parenteral drugs | |
| ab. | Other | |
| ac. | None | |
Accident and Emergency Investigation Clinical Codes
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY TREATMENTS |