Codes: Presentations to emergency departments in NSW
| Emergency Department coding category | Code and description |
|---|---|
Unplanned ED presentations | Emergency department presentation type: 01 Emergency presentations 03 Unplanned return visit for a continuing condition 09 Person in transit 10 Dead on arrival 11 Disaster 13 Current admitted patient |
| Admitted | Mode of separation: 1 Admitted to ward or inpatient unit, not a critical care ward 3 Admitted: died in ED 10 Admitted: to a critical care ward 11 Admitted: via operating suite 12 Admitted: transferred to another hospital |
| Triage category | 1 Immediately life-threatening condition: need to have treatment immediately or within two minutes 2 Imminently life-threatening condition: need to have treatment within 10 minutes 3 Potentially life-threatening condition: need to have treatment within 30 minutes 4 Imminently serious condition: need to have treatment within one hour 5 Less urgent condition: need to have treatment within two hours |