State Data Dictionary - North Dakota Department of Health

Version 2.0 09/18/200712. Age UnitsName of Data Element:Age UnitsPriority: EssentialDefinition: The units which the age is documented in as listed below.National Element: YesField Values:NHTSA 2:E06_15XML: XSD Data Type: xs:integerXSD Domain (Simple Type): AgeUnitsMultiple Entry Configuration: NoAccepts Null Values: YesRequired in XSD: Yes-25 Not Applicable -20 Not Recorded-15 Not Reporting -10 Not Known-5 Not Available 700 Hours705 Days 710 Months715 YearsContent: The units which the age is documented in hours, days, months or years. Requiresadditional information of Age.Discussion and Justification: Valuable in the absence of a date of birth. Age informationpermits linkage to other files, and is useful for epidemiologists interested in patterns of emergencymedical problems in different age groups. Allows data to be sorted based on age. Allowsdata to describe the age of the EMS patient population.Business Rules: Records submitted with an Incident Disposition involving EMS treatment orevaluation must have an Age Unit submitted.Technical Comments: Days are to be used for 1 to 30 days from birth. Months are to be usedfor 1 to 12 months from birth. Years are to be used for anyone over 12 months from birth.Page 26Copyright 2006-2007, North Dakota Department of Health, Division of EMS & Med-Media, Inc.