LOINC Code 71583-9: Service requested of EMS unit
71583-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Service requested of EMS unit 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 Service requested. It is commonly used with the system or sample type EMS unit.
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 Service requested. It is commonly used with the system or sample type EMS unit.
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
- Order vs observation: Observation
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Service requested of EMS unit
- Service requested
- The type of service or category of service requested of the EMS unit responding for this specific EMS event.
- Emergency Medical Service(s); Nominal; Point in time; Random; TRAUMA; Typ
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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