The core variables of IDB-FDS*
Age and gender
Place of residence
Date of injury
Date of treatment
Nature of injury
Part of body injured
Assignment to further treatment
Injury mechanism
Place of occurrence
Activity when injured
Types of sports, when sport
Object/agent triggering the injury
Object agent causing the injury
Other involvement of an agent
Details on road accidents
Details on acts of violence
Details on acts of self-harm
Narrative (120 characters)
National add-ons: eg, use of personal protective equipment, medication
Bold text highlights the capacity of the system to code different ways an object can be involved in an injury.
*Based on Kisser et al.29
FDS, full data set; IDB, injury data base.