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Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040977 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
23-Oct-2006
Standard
23-Oct-2006
The mode of transport by which the person arrives at the emergency department.
Emergency department care
Mode of transport to emergency
Arrival method (CCDR)
Representational Attributes
Numeric
Code
N
1
1
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
1Ambulance (road)
2Ambulance (helicopter)
3Ambulance (fixed wings)
4Community Services
5Police or prison vehicle
6Walked in/public or private transport
8Other
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
Emergency Data Collection (EDC):
Data element must not be blank
Data element is code 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 8.

Clinical Costing Data Repository (CCDR):
Must not be null for Emergency Department service event records.
Must be a valid code.
Where the arrival transport mode has an EEA component, then that transport mode is mapped to its non-EEA equivalent. For example, Ambulance (EEA) will map to Code 1 Ambulance (road ) and Police (EEA) will map to Code 6 Police or prison (correctional services) vehicle.

For national reporting of the Non-admitted patient ED service episode-transport mode (arrival) (NHDD) data element the following mapping occurs:
Codes 1 Ambulance (road), 2 Ambulance (helicopter) and 3 Ambulance (fixed wings) are mapped to code 1 Ambulance, air ambulance or helicopter rescue service.
Codes 4 Community Services, 6 Walked in / public or private transport and 8 Other are mapped to code 8 Other.
Code 5 Police or prison vehicle is mapped to code 2 Police/correctional services vehicle.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Relates toData ElementData ElementEmergency department stay-Emergency Examination Authority indicatorQH 042217 Version 1Draft
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifer & VersionObligationApproval StatusEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData CollectionEmergency Data Collection (EDC)QH 020159 Version 2MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-201930-Jun-2021
Information AssetData CollectionEmergency Data Collection (EDC)QH 020159 Version 1MandatorySuperseded23-Oct-200630-Jun-2019
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementEmergency Data Collection (EDC) Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2018-2019QH 020431 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201830-Jun-2019
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR data elements:
Emergency department arrival mode - transport, Identifier NHDD 000816, Health standard 01/07/2003 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/item.phtml?itemId=273847&nodeId=file41fd7303909ab&fn=Emergency%20department%20arrival%20mode%20-%20transport,%20version%201,%20DE,%20NHDD,%20NHIMG,%20Superseded%2001/03/2005.pdf
Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode-transport mode (arrival), code N, Identifier 270000, Health standard 01/03/2005 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/270000/meteorItemView/long
Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode-transport mode (arrival), code N, Identifier 471921, Health standard 22/12/2011 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/471921/meteorItemView/long
Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode-transport mode (arrival), code N, Identifier 651879, Health standard 05/10/2016 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/651879/meteorItemView/long