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Decedent Transportation Role

Decedent Transportation Role is a profile of the FHIR STU3 Observation resource. It is used to convey information regarding role of the decedent ΓÇô driver, passenger, pedestrian ΓÇô with relation to a transportation injury event. It is only used with an Injury Incident in which the transportation event indicator is true.


UML Expression


Structure Definition

id 0..1
profile 1..1
status 1..1 codeFixed Value
code 1..1 CodeableConceptFixed Value
subject 1..1 Reference(Patient)
value[x] 1..1
valueCodeableConcept

Element Bindings

Element Name Binding Type Binding Value Fixed Value Code System
subject Reference VRDR Decedent
valueCodeableConcept Value Set Transportation Relationships

Element Table

Observation ..
Observation.id 0..1
Observation.meta 0..1
Observation.meta.profile 1..1
Observation.status code 1..1
Observation.code CodeableConcept 1..1
Observation.subject Reference(Patient) 1..1
Observation.value[x] 1..1
Observation.valueCodeableConcept:valueCodeableConcept ..


Requirements Traceability Mappings

Element Path Reference Location Data Item
valueCodeableConcept Vital Records DAM 2.1.03 Injury transportationInjuryRole
valueCodeableConcept Death Certificate Item 44 If Transportation Injury, specify [the role of the decedent]
valueCodeableConcept Standard Death Record IG SDR DeathFromTransportInjury Profile Observation.valueCodeableConcept

Instance Example

<Observation>
  <id value="example-decedent-transportation-role" />
  <meta>
    <profile value="http://www.hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Decedent-Transportation-Role" />
  </meta>
  <status value="final" />
  <code>
    <coding>
      <code value="69451-3" />
    </coding>
  </code>
  <subject>
    <reference value="example-decedent" />
  </subject>
  <valueCodeableConcept>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://www.hl7.org/fhir/stu3/valueset-TransportationRelationships" />
    </coding>
  </valueCodeableConcept>
</Observation>