ASSOCIATED INJURIES

Definition

These variables document selected injuries occurring at the same time as the brain injury.

Characteristics

The following variables were collected from 1/01/1990 - 1/01/2002. No data is available for these variables.

• AIAMP (Amputation) Definition = A major amputation secondary to trauma occurring at the same time as the brain injury or surgical amputation during the acute hospital period as a result of the initial injury.
  
• AIPERI (Peripheral Nerve Injury) Definition = Injury to a nerve outside the spinal canal occurring at the same time as the brain injury. Peripheral cranial nerve (Cranial Nerve VII) and brachial plexus injuries are not reported here but are reported in AICRAN (Cranial Nerve Injury) and AIBRACH (Brachial Plexus Injury) respectively. Indicate any peripheral nerve injury in upper extremities and lower extremities. Examples of peripheral nerves are as follows: Radial (upper); Femoral (lower); Median (upper); Obturator (lower); Ulnar (upper); Sciatic (lower); Musculocutaneous (upper); Common peroneal (lower); Axillary (upper); Tibial (lower); Suprascapular (upper); Lumbosacral (lower)
  
• AIBRACH (Brachial Plexus Injury) Definition = Injury to the brachial plexus occurring at the same time as the brain injury. Includes nerve root avulsion or more distal injuries to the brachial plexus injury.
  
• AIHEM ( Intracranial Hemorrhage) Definition = Hemorrhage of the brain recognized at any time from time of injury, detected by imaging or surgical findings. Item a. Subdural Item b. Epidural Item c. Subarachnoid Item d. Intraparenchymal Item e. Other than above (e.g punctate or petechial)

SCI

Definition

Any injury to neural elements within the spinal canal.

Form

[X] Form 1
[ ] Form 2

Source

Abstraction (acute record)

Details

Includes complete and incomplete injuries.

Includes conus medullaris and cauda equina syndromes, but does not include brachial or lumbar plexus injuries occurring outside the spinal canal.

Only spinal cord injuries occurring at the same time as the brain injury should be reported.

Reference

ASIA

Variables

Form Type	Variable	ID	Question	History
Form 1	SCI	552	Spinal cord injury:	1989-10-01 - Variable Added

Codes and Values

ID	Code	Description
552	0	No
552	1	Yes
552	99	Unknown

History

Date	Description
2004-04-01	Added "ASIA" to REFERENCE box.