Emergency department reference set

This reference set is a superset of the Emergency Department Reference Set (EDRS) suite. It provides terminology to support recording of presenting problems and diagnoses in emergency department settings in Australia. It contains all 4 reference sets that comprise the EDRS suite:

· Emergency department diagnosis in presenting problem reference set

· Emergency department diagnosis reference set

· Emergency department findings in presenting problem reference set

· Emergency department reason for presenting reference set.

According to feedback, the partitions between the reference sets in the EDRS suite are not well suited to clinical use. The superset may be more applicable for use at the clinical level while the partitioned suite remains linked to reporting.

This reference set supports the accurate and unambiguous electronic communication and exchange of information between clinicians involved in a patient’s care relating to the patient’s presenting problem at the point of triage and diagnosis at the point of discharge from an emergency department.