http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/AdverseEvent|4.0.1

Actual or potential/avoided event causing unintended physical injury resulting from or contributed to by medical care, a research study or other healthcare setting factors that requires additional monitoring, treatment, or hospitalization, or that results in death.

Structure JSON Dependencies FHIRSchema Other Versions Dependant (0)Elements Summary

Name	Flags	Card	Type	Description & Constraints
AdverseEvent		0..*		Medical care, research study or other healthcare event causing physical injury
identifier	Σ	0..1	Identifier	Business identifier for the event
actuality *	?!Σ	1..1	code	actual \| potential AdverseEventActuality (required)
category	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	product-problem \| product-quality \| product-use-error \| wrong-dose \| incorrect-prescribing-information \| wrong-technique \| wrong-route-of-administration \| wrong-rate \| wrong-duration \| wrong-time \| expired-drug \| medical-device-use-error \| problem-different-manufacturer \| unsafe-physical-environment AdverseEventCategory (extensible)
event	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Type of the event itself in relation to the subject AdverseEventType (example)
subject *	Σ	1..1	Reference	Subject impacted by event
encounter	Σ	0..1	Reference	Encounter created as part of
date	Σ	0..1	dateTime	When the event occurred
detected	Σ	0..1	dateTime	When the event was detected
recordedDate	Σ	0..1	dateTime	When the event was recorded
resultingCondition	Σ	0..*	Reference	Effect on the subject due to this event
location	Σ	0..1	Reference	Location where adverse event occurred
seriousness	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Seriousness of the event AdverseEventSeriousness (example)
severity	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	mild \| moderate \| severe AdverseEventSeverity (required)
outcome	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	resolved \| recovering \| ongoing \| resolvedWithSequelae \| fatal \| unknown AdverseEventOutcome (required)
recorder	Σ	0..1	Reference	Who recorded the adverse event
contributor	Σ	0..*	Reference	Who was involved in the adverse event or the potential adverse event
suspectEntity	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The suspected agent causing the adverse event
instance *	Σ	1..1	Reference	Refers to the specific entity that caused the adverse event
causality	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Information on the possible cause of the event
assessment	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Assessment of if the entity caused the event AdverseEventCausalityAssessment (example)
productRelatedness	Σ	0..1	string	AdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causalityProductRelatedness
author	Σ	0..1	Reference	AdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causalityAuthor
method	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	ProbabilityScale \| Bayesian \| Checklist AdverseEventCausalityMethod (example)
subjectMedicalHistory	Σ	0..*	Reference	AdverseEvent.subjectMedicalHistory
referenceDocument	Σ	0..*	Reference	AdverseEvent.referenceDocument
study	Σ	0..*	Reference	AdverseEvent.study