Loss of consciousness indicator : FITBIR : Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain Injury Research Informatics System

Listed below are the details for the data element.

Version

1.15

Element Type

Common Data Element

Title

Loss of consciousness indicator

Variable Name

LOCInd

Short Description

The indicator for whether the participant/subject experienced any period of loss of consciousness (LOC).

Definition

The indicator for whether the participant/subject experienced any period of loss of consciousness (LOC).

Biomedical Terminologies and Standards

Notes

Creation Date

Historical Notes

Loss of consciousness indicator

References

GENERAL: No references available TBI: Menon D.K., Schwab K., Wright D.W., Maas A.I. (2010). Demographics and Clinical Assessment Working Group of the International and Interagency Initiative toward Common Data Elements for Research on Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health. Position statement: definition of traumatic brain injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 91(11): 1637-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.05.017] Carroll L.J., Cassidy J.D., Holm L., Kraus J., & Coronado V.G. (2004). Methodological issues and research recommendations for mild traumatic brain injury: the WHO Collaborating Centre Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, (Suppl. 43), 113-125. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2003). Report to Congress on mild traumatic brain injury in the United States: Steps to prevent a serious public health problem. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Quality and Performance and Department of Defense Quality Management Directorate, U.S. Army Medical Command. (2009). VA/DoD clinical practice guidelines for management of concussion/mild traumatic brain injury. (www.healthquality.va.gov/mtbi/concussion_mtbi_full_1_0.pdf) Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee, A. C. o. R. M., Head Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group. (1993). Definition of mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 8(3): 86-87. American Academy of Pediatrics. (1999). The management of minor closed head injury in children. Pediatrics 104: 1407-1415. World Health Organization. (1992). The ICD-10 classification of mental and behavioural disorders: clinical descriptions and diagnostic guidelines. Geneva: World Health Organization. Yeates K.O. & Taylor H.G. (2005). Neurobehavioural outcomes of mild head injury in children and adolescents. Pediatric Rehabilitation, 8(1): 5-16. Ruff R.M., Iverson G.L., Barth J.T., Bush S.S., Broshek D.K., and the NAN Policy and Planning Committee. (2009). Recommendations for Diagnosing a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A National Academy of Neuropsychology Education Paper. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 24: 3-10.

Data Type

Alphanumeric

Input Restrictions

Single Pre-Defined Value Selected

Pre-Defined Values

External Schema Permissible Value Mapping

Population

Adult and Pediatric

Guidelines/Instructions

TBI: Choose one. GENERAL: Choose one. Response is obtained from report by subject/participant or clinician. If subject/participant is clinically monitored, GCS or other assessment tool recommended.

Preferred Question Text

Did participant/subject experience loss of consciousness?

Category Groups and Classifications

Disease	Domain	Sub-Domain
Traumatic Brain Injury	Assessments and Examinations	Physical/Neurological Examination
General (For all diseases)	Assessments and Examinations	Physical/Neurological Examination

Classification

Epidemiology :

Supplemental

Moderate/Severe TBI: Rehabilitation :

Basic

General (For all diseases) :

Supplemental

Concussion/Mild TBI :

Basic

Acute Hospitalized :

Basic

Keywords

Injury_History , LOC_see_also , See_also , TAUG_TBI , Knowledge_graph

Labels

Effective Date

Until Date

Last Change Date

Thu Aug 24 10:01:38 EDT 2023

Change History