Primary Part Of Body Injured - NFIRS

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NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Primary Part Of Body Injured’

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NFIRS Coding

Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘Primary Part Of Body Injured’ element, including any “other” values in case none of the preselected choices match:

Common Examples of Primary Part Of Body Injured

More commonly used values for Primary Part Of Body Injured…

Primary Part Of Body Injured	Code
Head - Other	10
Chest	32
Multiple Body Parts, Lower Body	92
Part Of Body - Other	00
None	NN
Undetermined	UU

Groups within ‘Primary Part Of Body Injured’

Head Group
Neck And Shoulders Group
Thorax Group
Abdominal Area Group
Spine Group
Upper Extremities Group
Lower Extremities Group
Internal Group
Multiple Parts Group

All values for Primary Part Of Body Injured

Head Group

11 - Ear
12 - Eye
13 - Nose
14 - Mouth, Included Are Lips, Teeth, And Interior
10 - Head - Other

Neck And Shoulders Group

21 - Neck
22 - Throat
23 - Shoulder

Thorax Group

31 - Back, Except Spine
32 - Chest
30 - Thorax- Other (Conversion Only)

Abdominal Area Group

41 - Abdomen
42 - Pelvis or Groin
43 - Hip, Lower Back, or Buttocks

Spine Group

51 - Spine

Upper Extremities Group

61 - Arm, Upper, Not Including Elbow or Shoulder
62 - Arm, Lower, Not Including Elbow or Wrist
63 - Elbow
64 - Wrist
65 - Hand And Fingers
60 - Upper Extremities- Other (Conversion Only)

Lower Extremities Group

71 - Leg, Upper
72 - Leg, Lower
73 - Knee
74 - Ankle
75 - Foot And Toes

Internal Group

81 - Trachea And Lungs
82 - Heart
83 - Stomach
84 - Intestinal Tract
85 - Genito-urinary
80 - Internal - Other

Multiple Parts Group

91 - Multiple Body Parts, Upper Body
92 - Multiple Body Parts, Lower Body
93 - Multiple Body Parts, Whole Body
00 - Part Of Body - Other
NN - None
UU - Undetermined

Transactions containing ‘Primary Part Of Body Injured’

A few NFIRS elements are reused accross a number of transactions, but typically the value is captured by one transaction only.

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Element Specification

Specification	Value
Requirement	Optional
Expected Length	2
Element Type	Coded Field - The coded field relating to an entry in the code table. Most coded fields allow for Plus+ One codes. For these fields the expected length of the coded entry is depicted as (National length OR Plus+ One length). Only fields with this notation in the expected length column allow for Plus+ One definitions. If the user has not provided information, an empty field should be transmitted.

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