Instructions: Record the Last, First, and Middle name, respectively. Definition: The full name of the vehicle owner, driver, passenger or non-motorist involved in the crash. For ‘vehicle’, it is the owner information listed on the registration, regardless of whether the owner is present. Rationale: This data element should be collected to facilitate linkage when names…
Instructions: Record the Address, City, State, Zip. Definition: The street number, street name, city, state, and zip code belonging to the driver(s), non-motorist(s), and passenger(s). For ‘vehicle’, it is the owner information listed on the registration, regardless of whether the owner is present. Rationale: This data element should be collected to facilitate linkage when addresses…
Instructions: Record the first letter of the identified sex. Definition: The sex of the person involved in the crash. Rationale: This element is necessary, for example, to evaluate the effect of sex of the person involved on occupant protection systems and motor vehicle design characteristics. Example Data Quality Audit Results Report Type Complete Incomplete Local…
Instructions: Record the name of the medical facility. Definition: The hospital, clinic, or trauma center receiving the patient for treatment. Rationale: It is important to trace the victim from the scene of crash through the health care system. This element facilitates linkage of injured crash victims with Emergency Medical Services data files. Example FAQ How…
Instructions: Enter the birth date as MMDDYYYY. Definition: The year, month, and day of birth (or age, to be used only when the date of birth cannot be obtained) of the person involved in a crash. Rationale: Accurate reporting of date of birth is used to assess the effectiveness of occupant protection systems for specific…
Instructions: Indicate whether the person was transported to a medical facility. Definition: The type and identity of the unit providing transport to the first medical facility receiving the patient. Rationale: This element is important for tracing the victim from the scene of crash through the health care system. It facilitates linkage of injured crash victims…
Instructions: Indicate the person’s injury status. Definition: The injury severity level for a person, passenger or vulnerable user involved in a crash. The determination of which attribute to assign should be based on the latest information available at the time the report is completed, except as described below for ‘fatal’ injuries. Rationale: This information is…
Instructions: Indicate the driver’s use of safety/restraint equipment (or the helmet use by a motorcyclist) at the time of the crash. Definition: The restraint/safety equipment in use by a driver, passenger or non-motorist, or the helmet used by a motorcyclist at the time of the crash. Rationale: Proper classification of the use of available occupant…
Instructions: Indicate the non-motorist’s condition at the time of the crash based on verbal or physical evidence and not on speculation alone. Definition: Any relevant condition of the individual (motorist or non-motorist) that is directly related to the crash. Rationale: This element is important for evaluating the effect that fatigue, medications/alcohol/drugs, or other conditions have…
Instructions: Identify the vulnerable user’s location at the time of the crash. Definition: The location of the vulnerable user with respect to the trafficway at the time of crash. Rationale: By the collecting the location of the vulnerable user at the time of crash, this element is important for developing effective roadway design and operation,…