01371

Other Environmental Factors

2001-03-01
Components: <identifier (ST)> ^ <text (ST)> ^ <name of coding system (IS)> ^ <alternate identifier (ST)> ^ <alternate text (ST)> ^ <name of alternate coding system (IS)>

Definition: This field describes other environmental factors that are associated with the specimen, e.g., atmospheric exposure. Refer to User-defined Table 0377 - Other environmental factors for valid values. This table's values are taken from NCCLS AUTO4. The value set can be extended with user specific values.

Length≤250
2 values
A60Opened container, indoor atmosphere, 60 minutes duration
ATMOpened container, atmosphere/duration unspecified
6 components
1Oidentifier (ST)
2O-text
3O-name of coding system
4O-alternate identifier (ST)
5O-alternate text
6O-name of alternate coding system