/*

SAS CODEBOOK FOR 1992 NHAMCS - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PUBLIC USE FILE
INCLUDES VARIABLE LABELS AND FORMAT ASSIGNMENTS

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LABEL
VMONTH="Month of visit"
VDAY="Day of visit"
VYEAR="Year of visit - 2 digits"
AGE="Patient age in years"
SEX="Patient sex"
RACE="Patient race"
ETHNIC="Patient ethnicity"
PRIVINS="Expected source of payment-Private/Comm"
MEDICARE="Expected source of payment-Medicare"
MEDICAID="Expected source of payment-Medicaid"
OTHGOVT="Expected source of payment-Oth gov't"
HMO="Expected source of payment-HMO/Oth prepaid"
SELFPAY="Expected source of payment-Patient paid"
NOCHARGE="Expected source of payment-No charge"
OTHPAY="Expected source of payment-Other"
UNKPAY="Expected source of payment-Unknown"   
REASON="Major reason for this visit"
CAUSE1="Cause of injury #1"
CAUSE2="Cause of injury #2"
CAUSE3="Cause of injury #3"
CAUSE13D="Cause of injury #1 - broad"
CAUSE23D="Cause of injury #2 - broad"
CAUSE33D="Cause of injury #3 - broad"
RFV1="Patient's reason for visit #1"
RFV2="Patient's reason for visit #2"
RFV3="Patient's reason for visit #3"
RFV13D="Patient's reason for visit #1 - broad"
RFV23D="Patient's reason for visit #2 - broad"
RFV33D="Patient's reason for visit #3 - broad"
DIAG1="Physician's diagnosis #1"
DIAG2="Physician's diagnosis #2"
DIAG3="Physician's diagnosis #3"
DIAG13D="Physician's diagnosis #1 - broad"
DIAG23D="Physician's diagnosis #2 - broad"
DIAG33D="Physician's diagnosis #3 - broad"
URGENT="Urgency of this visit"
ALCDRUG="Is visit alcohol or drug related?"
MED="Were medications/injections ordered/provided?"
NUMMED="Number of medications coded"
MED1="Medication #1"
MED2="Medication #2"
MED3="Medication #3"
MED4="Medication #4"
MED5="Medication #5"
NODIAGSC="Diagnostic/screening services - None"
BLODPRES="Blood pressure test"
URINE="Urinalysis"
HIVSER="HIV serology"
OTHBLOOD="Other blood test"
EKG="EKG"
MENTSTAT="Mental status exam"
CHESTXRY="Chest x-ray"
EXTRXRAY="Extremity X-ray"
CTMRI="CT Scan/MRI"
OTHIMAG="Other diagnostic imaging"
OTHDIAG="Other diagnostic/screening service"
PROCNONE="Procedures - none"
ENDOINT="Endotracheal intubation"
CPR="CPR"
IVFLUIDS="IV fluids"
NGTUBE="NG tube/Gastric lavage"
WOUND="Wound care"
EYEENT="Eye/ENT care"
ORTHOPED="Orthopedic care"
BLADCATH="Bladder catheter"
LUMBPUNC="Lumbar puncture"
OTHPROC="Other procedure"
EDPRN="Return to ED, P.R.N. (as needed)"
EDAPPT="Return to ED - appointment"
REFPHYS="Return to referring physician"
REFOTHPH="Refer to other physician/clinic"
ADMITHOS="Admitted to hospital"
TRANSFER="Transferred to other facility"
DOA="DOA/Died in ED"
NOFOLLOW="No follow-up planned"
OTHERDIS="Other disposition"
RESINT="Resident/Intern seen"
STAFFPHY="Staff physician seen"
OTHERPHY="Other Physician seen"
PHYSASST="Physician assistant/Nurse prac seen"
NURSPRAC="Nurse practitioner"
RN="Registered nurse seen"
LPN="Licensed practical nurse seen"
NURSAID="Nurse's aide seen"
PATWT="Patient visit weight (rounded)"
REGION="Geographic region of hospital"
MSA="MSA/non-MSA status of location of hospital"
OWNSMG="Hospital ownership"
HOSPCODE="Hospital code"
BDATEFL="Was patient's birth year imputed?"
SEXFL="Was patient's sex imputed?"
RACEFL="Was patient's race imputed?"
ETHNICFL="Was patient's ethnicity imputed?"
URGENTFL="Was urgency of visit imputed?"
ALCFL="Was alcohol/drug related imputed?"
DISPFL="Was disposition of visit imputed?"
PROVFL="Was providers seen imputed?"
GEN1="Generic name code for drug #1"
PRESCR1="Prescription status code for drug #1"
CONTSUB1="Controlled substance code for drug #1"
COMSTAT1="Composition status code for drug #1"
DRUGCL1="Drug class for drug #1"
DRG1ING1="Ingredient code #1 for drug #1"
DRG1ING2="Ingredient code #2 for drug #1"
DRG1ING3="Ingredient code #3 for drug #1"
DRG1ING4="Ingredient code #4 for drug #1"
DRG1ING5="Ingredient code #5 for drug #1"
GEN2="Generic name code for drug #2"
PRESCR2="Prescription status code for drug #2"
CONTSUB2="Controlled substance code for drug #2"
COMSTAT2="Composition status code for drug #2"
DRUGCL2="Drug class for drug #2"
DRG2ING1="Ingredient code #1 for drug #2"
DRG2ING2="Ingredient code #2 for drug #2"
DRG2ING3="Ingredient code #3 for drug #2"
DRG2ING4="Ingredient code #4 for drug #2"
DRG2ING5="Ingredient code #5 for drug #2"
GEN3="Generic name code for drug #3"
PRESCR3="Prescription status code for drug #3"
CONTSUB3="Controlled substance code for drug #3"
COMSTAT3="Composition status code for drug #3"
DRUGCL3="Drug class for drug #3"
DRG3ING1="Ingredient code #1 for drug #3"
DRG3ING2="Ingredient code #2 for drug #3"
DRG3ING3="Ingredient code #3 for drug #3"
DRG3ING4="Ingredient code #4 for drug #3"
DRG3ING5="Ingredient code #5 for drug #3"
GEN4="Generic name code for drug #4"
PRESCR4="Prescription status code for drug #4"
CONTSUB4="Controlled substance code for drug #4"
COMSTAT4="Composition status code for drug #4"
DRUGCL4="Drug class for drug #4"
DRG4ING1="Ingredient code #1 for drug #4"
DRG4ING2="Ingredient code #2 for drug #4"
DRG4ING3="Ingredient code #3 for drug #4"
DRG4ING4="Ingredient code #4 for drug #4"
DRG4ING5="Ingredient code #5 for drug #4"
GEN5="Generic name code for drug #5"
PRESCR5="Prescription status code for drug #5"
CONTSUB5="Controlled substance code for drug #5"
COMSTAT5="Composition status code for drug #5"
DRUGCL5="Drug class for drug #5"
DRG5ING1="Ingredient code #1 for drug #5"
DRG5ING2="Ingredient code #2 for drug #5"
DRG5ING3="Ingredient code #3 for drug #5"
DRG5ING4="Ingredient code #4 for drug #5"
DRG5ING5="Ingredient code #5 for drug #5"

PATCODE="Patient code"
STRATM="PSU stratum marker"
PSUM="PSU marker (masked)"
YEAR="Survey year (1992)"
SUBFILE="Survey identifier (constant=2 for NHAMCS)"
PROSTRAT="Provider stratum marker"
PROVIDER="Provider code"
DEPT="Hospital department code"
SU="Hospital sampling unit code"
CLINIC="Hosp emergency service area/clinic code"
POPPSUM="Stratum counts of PSUs (masked)"
POPSUM="# of clinic sampling units in hos (masked)"
POPVISM="Estimated provider visit volume (masked)"
POPPROVM="Estimated # of inscope providers in PSU (masked)"
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FORMAT
VMONTH VMONTHF.
SEX SEXF.
RACE RACEF.
ETHNIC ETHNICF.
HMO 
MEDICARE
MEDICAID
OTHGOVT
PRIVINS
SELFPAY
NOCHARGE
OTHPAY
UNKPAY YESNOF.
REASON REASONF.
CAUSE1
CAUSE2
CAUSE3 CAUSEF.
CAUSE13D
CAUSE23D
CAUSE33D CAUSE3DF.
RFV1 
RFV2
RFV3 RFVF.
RFV13D
RFV23D
RFV33D RFV3DF.
DIAG1
DIAG2
DIAG3  DIAGF.
DIAG13D
DIAG23D
DIAG33D  DIAG3DF.
URGENT URGENTF.
ALCDRUG ALCDRUGF.
MED MEDF.
MED1
MED2
MED3
MED4
MED5 $MEDCODF.
NODIAGSC
BLODPRES
URINE
HIVSER
OTHBLOOD
EKG
MENTSTAT
CHESTXRY
EXTRXRAY
CTMRI
OTHIMAG  
OTHDIAG  YESNOF.
PROCNONE
ENDOINT
CPR
IVFLUIDS
NGTUBE
WOUND
EYEENT
ORTHOPED
BLADCATH
LUMBPUNC 
OTHPROC YESNOF.
EDPRN
EDAPPT
REFPHYS
REFOTHPH
ADMITHOS
TRANSFER
DOA
LEFTAMA
NOFOLLOW
OTHERDIS
RESINT
STAFFPHY
OTHERPHY
PHYSASST       
NURSPRAC       
RN             
LPN            
NURSAID YESNOF.       
REGION REGIONF.
MSA MSAF.
OWNSMG OWNSMGF.
BDATEFL
SEXFL
RACEFL
ETHNICFL
URGENTFL
ALCFL
DISPFL
PROVFL IMPUTF.
GEN1  $GENCODF.
PRESCR1  PRESCRF.
CONTSUB1  CONTSUBF.
COMSTAT1  COMSTATF.
DRUGCL1   $DRUGCLF.
DRG1ING1  
DRG1ING2  
DRG1ING3  
DRG1ING4  
DRG1ING5  
GEN2  $GENCODF.
PRESCR2  PRESCRF.
CONTSUB2  CONTSUBF.
COMSTAT2  COMSTATF.
DRUGCL2   $DRUGCLF.
DRG2ING1  
DRG2ING2  
DRG2ING3  
DRG2ING4  
DRG2ING5  
GEN3  $GENCODF.
PRESCR3  PRESCRF.
CONTSUB3  CONTSUBF.
COMSTAT3  COMSTATF.
DRUGCL3  $DRUGCLF.
DRG3ING1  
DRG3ING2  
DRG3ING3  
DRG3ING4  
DRG3ING5  
GEN4  $GENCODF.
PRESCR4  PRESCRF.
CONTSUB4  CONTSUBF.
COMSTAT4  COMSTATF.
DRUGCL4  $DRUGCLF.
DRG4ING1  
DRG4ING2  
DRG4ING3  
DRG4ING4  
DRG4ING5  
GEN5  $GENCODF.
PRESCR5  PRESCRF.
CONTSUB5  CONTSUBF.
COMSTAT5  COMSTATF.
DRUGCL5  $DRUGCLF.
DRG5ING1  
DRG5ING2  
DRG5ING3  
DRG5ING4  
DRG5ING5  $GENCODF.
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