NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Gender’

Définition : The gender that identifies the casualty.

Entry : Check or mark the appropriate box that indicates the injured person’s gender.

Element Specification

Specification	Value
Requirement	Mandatory
Expected Length	1
Element Type	Coded Field – The coded field relating to an entry in the code table. Most coded fields allow for Plus+ One codes. For these fields the expected length of the coded entry is depicted as (National length OR Plus+ One length). Only fields with this notation in the expected length column allow for Plus+ One definitions. If the user has not provided information, an empty field should be transmitted.

Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘Gender’ element

Gender	Code
Male	1
Female	2

Topic: NFIRS