LOINC Code 77157-6: EMS Response mode descriptors NEMSIS

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 Response mode descriptors. It is commonly used with the system or sample type EMS response.

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
• Method: NEMSIS

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• EMS Response mode descriptors NEMSIS
• Response mode descriptors
• The documentation of response mode techniques, such as lights and sirens, used for the EMS response. This includes information on whether the EMS event was schedule or unscheduled.
• Emergency Medical Service(s); National EMS Information Services; Nominal; Point in time; Random; 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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