LOINC Code 67497-8: Location of impact on the vehicle NEMSIS
67497-8 is a LOINC code used to identify Location of impact on the vehicle NEMSIS in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Location of impact on the vehicle. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
What is this code?
LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Location of impact on the vehicle. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
When is it used?
- Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
- May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
- Status: ACTIVE
- Method: NEMSIS
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Location of impact on the vehicle NEMSIS
- Location of impact on the vehicle
- Defined by MMUCC V25 data element coded as 1 through 12 associated with an Oclock. E.g. 12 = frontal, 3= passenger side, 6=rear, 9= driver side
- Finding; Findings; Impact on vehicle; National EMS Information Services; Nominal; Point in time; Random
Where you may see this code
You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.
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