INITIAL FIELD GCS - TOTAL Data Format is numeric. Definition is the first recorded total Glasgow Coma Score done at the scene of injury. Initial Field Scene GCS Total Score NORTN-TACR Data Type NORTN-TACR Element/Domain xs- integer EMSGcsTotal (Simple Type) Multiple Configuration Accepts Null Value No Yes, common null values Required in NORTN-TACR Minimum Constraint 3 / Maximum Constraint 15 Yes Field Values Relevant for data element Additional Information Used to auto-generate an additional calculated field, (adult & pediatric) Revised Trauma Score---EMS If the patient is transferred to your facility with no EMS run sheet from the scene of injury, record as Not Known/Not Recorded/Not Documented If a patient does not have a numeric GCS recorded, but there is documentation related to their level of consciousness such as "AAOx3," "awake alert and oriented," or "patient with normal mental status," interpret this as GCS of 15 IF there is no other contradicting documentation. Data Source Hierarchy EMS Run References to Other Databases NHTSA V.2.2 E14_19 – NTDS 1.2.5 OH-TACR INITAIL GCS QUALIFIER Data Format is multiple-choice. Definition documents circumstances related to the patient when or near the time that the Initial Field GCS Qualifier INITIAL was obtained. Field Scene GCS Total Score NORTN-TACR Data Type NORTN-TACR Element/Domain xs- integer EMSGcsQualifier (Simple Type) Multiple Entry Configuration Accepts Null Value Yes, 3 Yes, common null values
INITIAL FIELD GCS - TOTAL Data Format is numeric. Definition Initial Field Scene GCS Total Score is the first recorded total Glasgow Coma Score done at the scene of injury. NORTN-TACR Data Type xs- integer NORTN-TACR Element/Domain (Simple Type) EMSGcsTotal Multiple Configuration No Accepts Null Value Yes, common null values Required in NORTN-TACR Yes Minimum Constraint 3 / Maximum Constraint 15 Field Values Relevant for data element Additional Information Used to auto-generate an additional calculated field, Revised Trauma Score---EMS (adult & pediatric) If the patient is transferred to your facility with no EMS run sheet from the scene of injury, record as Not Known/Not Recorded/Not Documented If a patient does not have a numeric GCS recorded, but there is documentation related to their level of consciousness such as "AAOx3," "awake alert and oriented," or "patient with normal mental status," interpret this as GCS of 15 IF there is no other contradicting documentation. Data Source Hierarchy EMS Run References to Other Databases NHTSA V.2.2 – E14_19 NTDS 1.2.5 OH-TACR INITAIL GCS QUALIFIER Data Format is multiple-choice. Definition Initial Field GCS Qualifier documents circumstances related to the patient when or near the time that the INITIAL Field Scene GCS Total Score was obtained. NORTN-TACR Data Type xs- integer NORTN-TACR Element/Domain (Simple Type) EMSGcsQualifier Multiple Entry Configuration Yes, 3 Accepts Null Value Yes, common null values
NORTN_Data_Dictionary_Revised_2016.docx