Reported LLT Selected Comment Hospitalisation due to Record hospitalisation Congestive heart failure congestive failure as an outcome If the only information reported is the patient outcome, select the most specific term available. Example Reported LLT Selected Patient was hospitalised Hospitalisation Suicide and Self-Harm Accurate and consistent term selection for reports of suicide attempts, completed suicides, and self-harm is necessary for data retrieval and analysis. If the motive for reported injury is not clear, seek clarification from the source. If overdose is reported Do not assume that an overdose including an intentional overdose is a suicide – – attempt. Select only the appropriate overdose term (see Section 3.18). If self-injury is reported For reports of self-injury that do not mention suicide or suicide attempt, select only the appropriate self-injury term. Example Reported LLT Selected Comment LLT Self inflicted Self slashing is linked to PT laceration Self inflicted laceration Intentional Cut her own wrists self-injury Cut wrists in a suicide Self inflicted laceration attempt Suicide attempt If overdose is reported in the context of suicide or a suicide attempt, the Intentional overdose Took an overdose in an more specific LLT attempt to commit suicide Suicide attempt Intentional overdose can be selected (see also Section 3.18)
Reported LLT Selected Comment Hospitalisation due to congestive failure Congestive heart failure Record hospitalisation as an outcome If the only information reported is the patient outcome, select the most specific term available. Example Reported LLT Selected Patient was hospitalised Hospitalisation Suicide and Self-Harm Accurate and consistent term selection for reports of suicide attempts, completed suicides, and self-harm is necessary for data retrieval and analysis. If the motive for reported injury is not clear, seek clarification from the source. If overdose is reported Do not assume that an overdose – including an intentional overdose – is a suicide attempt. Select only the appropriate overdose term (see Section 3.18). If self-injury is reported For reports of self-injury that do not mention suicide or suicide attempt, select only the appropriate self-injury term. Example Reported LLT Selected Comment Self slashing Self inflicted laceration LLT Self inflicted laceration is linked to PT Intentional self-injury Cut her own wrists Cut wrists in a suicide attempt Self inflicted laceration Suicide attempt Took an overdose in an attempt to commit suicide Intentional overdose Suicide attempt If overdose is reported in the context of suicide or a suicide attempt, the more specific LLT Intentional overdose can be selected (see also Section 3.18)
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