The Case Form provides a basic overall view of the case. It provides a description of the crash sequence and case peculiarities (vehicle or environment). It also provides information regarding the vehicle(s) and person(s) involved in the crash. Through this form, the technician is able to provide the zone center, a clinical user, or any other person interested in the NASS CDS case a quick reference of the crash particulars. The form is divided into several main tabs: * Crash * Structure * Summary * Events * Vehicle * Persons * Scene. The Crash tab provides basic overview information about the case. This includes the case number and stratum, date and time of the crash, location, technician and association to any special study. The Structure tab provides the technician a means of structuring the case after case assignment. All case applicable vehicles and occupants are inserted into this tab before further data entry on other forms is accomplished. In addition, this tab provides a tracking mechanism for medical records. The tab also tracks dates associated with the case. The Summary tab provides the technician a means for giving a textual description of the crash. The Summary should provide a non-jargon account of the crash. The Events tab lists all harmful events associated with the crash. The Vehicle tab lists and provides a basic description of all motor vehicles involved in the crash. The Persons tab lists all occupants of CDS applicable vehicles found in the Vehicles tab. It provides information regarding their position within the vehicle, their restraint use and the maximum injury they suffered during the crash. In addition, it also lists the drivers of non-CDS applicable vehicles. The Scene tab contains the scene diagram for the case. For field personnel, the tab will contain a link to the actual diagramming software file. For other personnel, the tab may only contain a JPEG representation of the final diagram. (Author/publisher)
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