sdr.decedent

Entry Element Decedent

Documentation:

The subject of the death record (the decedent). Extensions are used to capture additional information from the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death where the Patient resource does not include an equivalent property.

Ancestors:

• Patient
• • Decedent

Used By:

• DeathRecordContents

Field Summary

Properties Defined	Constraints	Value
LegalName The decedent's legal name plus any akas. Corresponds to item 1 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	LegalName 1..1
Sex The birth sex of the decedent. Corresponds to item 2 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	Sex 0..1
DecedentID An identifier for the decedent.	DataType Cardinality	DecedentID 1..*
Age The decedent's age in years at last birthday. Corresponds to item 4a of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	Age 0..1
DateOfBirth Decedents date of birth. Corresponds to item 5 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	DateOfBirth 0..1
Birthplace Decedents place of birth. Corresponds to item 6 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	Birthplace 0..1
PostalAddress An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats). This data type may be used to convey addresses for use in delivering mail as well as for visiting locations and which might not be valid for mail delivery. There are a variety of postal address formats defined around the world. (Source: HL7 FHIR).	DataType Cardinality	PostalAddress 0..1
ServedInArmedForces Whether the decedent ever served in the US armed forces. Corresponds to item 8 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	ServedInArmedForces 0..1
MaritalStatusAtDeath The marital status of the decedent at the time of death. Corresponds to item 9 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	MaritalStatusAtDeath 0..1
SurvivingSpouse The surviving spouse of the decedent. Corresponds to item 10 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	SurvivingSpouse 0..1
Father The father of the decedent. Corresponds to item 11 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	Father 0..1
Mother The mother of the decedent. Corresponds to item 12 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	Mother 0..1
Informant The decedent's informant. Corresponds to item 13 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	Informant 0..1
PlaceOfDeath The location where death occurred. Corresponds to items 14, 15, 16 and 17 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	PlaceOfDeath 0..1
Disposition Disposition of the decedent's body. Corresponds to items 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	Disposition 0..1
Education Decedent's level of education. Corresponds to item 51 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	Education 0..1
Ethnicity Decedent of hispanic origin? Corresponds to item 52 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	Ethnicity 0..1
Race Decedent's race. Corresponds to item 53 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	Race 0..1
Occupation Decedent's usual occupation. Corresponds to items 54 and 55 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death.	DataType Cardinality	Occupation 0..1

Properties inherited from Patient