Details of Element: Type of Most Serious Injury From Fall
Component of History of Falling

Unique Name: tomsi
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 0 0 0
Number of Distinct Participants 0 0 0
Year First Collected n/a n/a -
Year Last Collected n/a n/a -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    1 Laceration
    2 Hematoma
    3 Sprain/Strain
    4 Fracture
    5 Burn
    6 Other
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 1. thru 6.
Masterfile Index: 760-01-57
Related Data Elements: tosms
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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