trauma primary indicator

trma_prim_ind

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The primary designation flag for a physical injury care. Used to track the current state or condition of the trauma. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for trauma management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

trma_prim_ind

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  trma_prim_ind BOOLEAN,  -- trauma primary indicator (true/false flag)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  trma_prim_ind as trauma_primary_indicator
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
ETL pipeline development and orchestration
Master data management (MDM) programs
Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
trauma_primary_indicator

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  trauma_primary_indicator BOOLEAN,  -- trauma primary indicator (true/false flag)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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