description: 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.
package_name: hl7.fhir.core
derivation: specialization
name: AdverseEvent
type: AdverseEvent
elements:
  description: {type: string, short: Description of the adverse event, isSummary: true, index: 13}
  category: {short: ProductProblem | ProductQuality | ProductUseError | WrongDose | IncorrectPrescribingInformation | WrongTechnique | WrongRouteOfAdministration | WrongRate | WrongDuration | WrongTime | ExpiredDrug | MedicalDeviceUseError | ProblemDifferentManufacturer | UnsafePhysicalEnvironment, type: CodeableConcept, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 2}
  actuality: {isModifier: true, short: actual | potential, type: code, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  date: {short: When the event occurred, type: dateTime, isSummary: true, index: 5}
  study:
    short: AdverseEvent.study
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ResearchStudy']
    type: Reference
    array: true
    isSummary: true
    index: 23
  suspectEntity:
    type: BackboneElement
    short: The suspected agent causing the adverse event
    isSummary: true
    array: true
    index: 14
    elements:
      instance:
        short: Refers to the specific entity that caused the adverse event
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Medication', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MedicationAdministration', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MedicationStatement', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance']
        type: Reference
        isSummary: true
        index: 15
      causality:
        type: BackboneElement
        short: Information on the possible cause of the event
        isSummary: true
        array: true
        index: 16
        elements:
          assessment: {short: Assessment of if the entity caused the event, type: CodeableConcept, isSummary: true, index: 17}
          productRelatedness: {type: string, short: AdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causalityProductRelatedness, isSummary: true, index: 18}
          author:
            short: AdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causalityAuthor
            refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/PractitionerRole']
            type: Reference
            isSummary: true
            index: 19
          method: {short: ProbabilityScale | Bayesian | Checklist, type: CodeableConcept, isSummary: true, index: 20}
    required: [instance]
  eventParticipant:
    short: Who  was involved in the adverse event or the potential adverse event
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 12
  referenceDocument:
    short: AdverseEvent.referenceDocument
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DocumentReference']
    type: Reference
    array: true
    isSummary: true
    index: 22
  outcome: {short: resolved | recovering | ongoing | resolvedWithSequelae | fatal | unknown, type: CodeableConcept, isSummary: true, index: 10}
  event: {short: Type of the event itself in relation to the subject, type: CodeableConcept, isSummary: true, index: 3}
  subjectMedicalHistory:
    short: AdverseEvent.subjectMedicalHistory
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/AllergyIntolerance', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Condition', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/FamilyMemberHistory', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Immunization', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Procedure']
    type: Reference
    array: true
    isSummary: true
    index: 21
  recorder:
    short: Who recorded the adverse event
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 11
  seriousness: {short: Seriousness of the event, type: CodeableConcept, isSummary: true, index: 8}
  severity: {short: Mild | Moderate | Severe, type: CodeableConcept, isSummary: true, index: 9}
  identifier: {type: Identifier, short: Business identifier for the event, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  location:
    short: Location where adverse event occurred
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Location']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 7
  subject:
    short: Subject impacted by event
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 4
  resultingCondition:
    short: Effect on the subject due to this event
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Condition']
    type: Reference
    array: true
    isSummary: true
    index: 6
package_version: 3.2.0
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/AdverseEvent
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: null
required: [actuality]