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🌱 Answer: That question has been identified by others as well. The Data Definitions Workgroup looked at this and agreed that these 2 fields should not be linked. BData has just unlinked the "Report of Physical Abuse" from the "Circumstances of Injury". You may now select the appropriate Circumstances of Injury (like Accidental Injury, Recreation) and the Report of Physical Abuse. Note when an investigation was done and was found negative.
🤔 Question: For circumstances of Injury for the non-burn, non-injury patients (e.g. the rash/skin infection conditions), what should be selected? The most likely selection seems to be either 'OTHER' or 'NOT KNOW/NOT RECORDED' or leaving the question blank.
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🌱 Answer: If this was from an open flame, record this as flash from an open flame and then document more specifics in the injury note. This will be forwarded to the Data Definitions Workgroup to determine if an additional etiology of burn injury should be added.
🤔 Question: There is a patient that states they received their injury from a scald from boiling water. When the patient went to surgery the surgeon stated this injury is not a burn. What should be entered for the patient as a burn or non-burn etiology in the registry?
🌱 Answer: The burn surgeon should determine the most likely cause of the injury (burn or non-burn) and then the specific cause if known. If the surgeon thinks it was, for example, a friction/shearing injury but does not sure specifically what type you can enter Friction/Shearing: Other or if it looks like a Traumatic Injury select a cause or Other.