C19. Crash Severity Definition The severity of a crash based on the most severe injury to any person involved in the crash. Derived from for each person involved in the crash. Source: “P5. Injury Status” Attribute Values: 01 Select 1 (K) Fatal Injury** 02 (A) Suspected Serious Injury 03 (B) Suspected Minor Injury 04 (C) Possible Injury 05 (O) Property-Damage-Only 99 Unknown Rationale Provides a classification of the severity of the crash for the user without having to search through the person level records. This simplifies the use of the crash data file for producing reports by crash severity. **If attribute is selected the Fatal Crash Section must be completed.** Edit Checks: E(C)19.01 If attribute 01 ((K) Fatal Injury) is selected, elements “F1. Attempted Avoidance Type and and Test Type and Maneuver”, “F2. Alcohol Test Results” “F3. Drug must not be blank. Results” C20. Number of Motor Vehicles Involved Definition The total number of motor vehicles (automobiles, single-unit trucks, truck combinations, motorcycles, etc.) that are involved in the crash. Derived by counting the number of motor vehicles involved in a crash as Source: indicated in Motor Vehicle Unit Type and “V2. Number.” Attribute Values: Specify 1 x Number of motor vehicles involved Rationale Provides for the user a count of the number of motor vehicles involved in the crash without having to count the number of motor vehicle records. This simplifies the use of the crash data file for producing reports in which the number of involved motor vehicles is needed.
C19. Crash Severity Definition The severity of a crash based on the most severe injury to any person involved in the crash. Source: Derived from “P5. Injury Status” for each person involved in the crash. Attribute Values: 01 02 03 04 05 99 (K) Fatal Injury** (A) Suspected Serious Injury (B) Suspected Minor Injury (C) Possible Injury (O) Property-Damage-Only Unknown Select 1 Rationale Provides a classification of the severity of the crash for the user without having to search through the person level records. This simplifies the use of the crash data file for producing reports by crash severity. **If attribute is selected the Fatal Crash Section must be completed.** Edit Checks: E(C)19.01 If attribute 01 ((K) Fatal Injury) is selected, elements “F1. Attempted Avoidance Maneuver”, “F2. Alcohol Test Type and Results” and “F3. Drug Test Type and Results” must not be blank. C20. Number of Motor Vehicles Involved Definition The total number of motor vehicles (automobiles, single-unit trucks, truck combinations, motorcycles, etc.) that are involved in the crash. Source: Derived by counting the number of motor vehicles involved in a crash as indicated in “V2. Motor Vehicle Unit Type and Number.” Attribute Values: x Number of motor vehicles involved Specify 1 Rationale Provides for the user a count of the number of motor vehicles involved in the crash without having to count the number of motor vehicle records. This simplifies the use of the crash data file for producing reports in which the number of involved motor vehicles is needed.