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emergency onset date

emerg_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a urgent care service. Used to track temporal information related to emergency onset date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for emergency management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

emerg_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  emerg_onset_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- emergency onset date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  emerg_onset_dt as emergency_onset_date
FROM claims;

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