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<div>Chief complaint makes sense I was stratching my head thinking why was everything being coded a chest complaint </div>
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<div>From: Nigel Lilley <nigel@ihug.co.nz> </div>
<div>Date: 10/04/2016 23:04 (GMT+12:00) </div>
<div>To: thelist@radiowiki.org.nz </div>
<div>Subject: Re: [TheList] Ambo medical codes </div>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>StatusTenZero<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 10, 2016 10:49 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> thelist@radiowiki.org.nz<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TheList] Ambo medical codes</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Hi Ray.<br>
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Chief complaint. - the primary symptom that a patient states as the reason for seeking medical care.<br>
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Dunno about down there, but Chch ambo have been using them for several years.<br>
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<a href="http://www.radiowiki.org.nz/index.php?title=ProQA">http://www.radiowiki.org.nz/index.php?title=ProQA</a><br>
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Basically...<br>
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1 Abdominal Pain/Problems<br>
2 Allergies (reactions) / Envenomations (stings, bites)<br>
3 Animal Bites/Attacks<br>
4 Assault / Sexual Assault<br>
5 Back Pain (Non-traumatic)<br>
6 Breathing problems<br>
7 Burns (scalds)/Explosion<br>
8 Carbon Monoxide/Inhalation/Hazchem<br>
9 Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest/Death<br>
10 Chest Pain<br>
11 Choking<br>
12 Convulsions/ Fitting<br>
13 Diabetic<br>
14 Drowning (near)/Diving/Scuba Accident<br>
15 Electrocution/Lightning<br>
16 Eye Problems<br>
17 Falls/Back Injuries (Traumatic)<br>
18 Headache<br>
19 Heart Problems/A.I.C.D.<br>
20 Heat / Cold Exposure<br>
21 Haemorrhage/Lacerations<br>
22 Industrial / Machinery Accidents<br>
23 Overdose / Poisoning (Ingestion)<br>
24 Pregnancy / Childbirth / Miscarriage<br>
25 Psychiatric / Suicide attempt<br>
26 Sick Person (Specific Diagnosis)<br>
27 Stab / Gunshot / Penetrating Trauma<br>
28 Stroke (CVA)<br>
29 Traffic / Transportation Accidents<br>
30 Traumatic Injuries (Specific)<br>
31 Unconscious / Passing Out (Non-Traumatic)<br>
32 Unknown Problem (Man Down)<br>
33 Transfer<br>
34 (40)Transport<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">On 10/04/2016 9:24 AM, RayC wrote:</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ambo seemed to have changed some codes.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">now hearing chest complaint 19 or chest complaint 23, etc..</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">c</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">hecked the radiowiki pages, but nothing there.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Does any have the new explanations at all.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"></span></p>
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