Vital Records Death Reporting (VRDR) FHIR Implementation Guide
2.0.0 - STU 2 US

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ValueSet: Manner of Death VS

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/ValueSet/vrdr-manner-of-death-vs Version: 2.0.0
Active as of 2022-08-31 Computable Name: MannerOfDeathVS

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A set of code used to indicate a classification of the manner of death.

Mapping to IJE codes here.

References

Logical Definition (CLD)

 

Expansion

This value set contains 6 concepts

Expansion based on SNOMED CT United States edition 01-Mar 2022

All codes in this table are from the system http://snomed.info/sct

CodeDisplay
  38605008Natural death
  7878000Accidental death
  44301001Suicide
  27935005Homicide
  185973002Patient awaiting investigation
  65037004Death, manner undetermined

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code