Accident information requirements
| Structure, items | Police RTA data | Hospital inpatient data |
|---|---|---|
| Key: Y = recorded on the database, ?Y = indicator can be generated from the database, ? = only limited information available, blank = no information available. | ||
| Accident characteristics | ||
| Place of occurrence | Y | |
| Geographic identifier of location | Y | |
| Type | Y | Y |
| Circumstances | Y | |
| Personal characteristics | ||
| Age and sex | Y | Y |
| Area of residence | Y | |
| Socioeconomic | ?Y | |
| Ethnic group | Y | |
| Activity | Y | |
| Predisposing factors | ? | |
| Consequences | ||
| Nature of injury | Y | |
| Severity of injury | ? | ?Y |
| Health service impact | Y | |
| Outcome | ? | ? |