---
type: "example"
title: "AdverseEvent Example: adverseevent-example"
resource: "AdverseEvent"
example: "adverseevent-example"
---
# AdverseEvent Example: adverseevent-example

## Example XML



```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<AdverseEvent xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://hl7.org/fhir ../../schema/allergyintolerance.xsd">
  <id value="example"/>

  <!-- an identifier used for this allergic propensity (adverse reaction risk) -->
  <identifier>
    <system value="http://acme.com/ids/patients/risks"/>
    <value value="49476534"/>
  </identifier>
  <status value = "completed"/>
  <!-- this was an actual adverse event, not just a potential one -->
  <actuality value="actual"/>

  <!-- high level categorizion. The "event" below will say more -->
  <category> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/adverse-event-category"/> 
      <code value="medication-mishap"/> 
      <display value="Medication Mishap"/> 
    </coding> 
  </category> 

  
  <!-- more precise details of the event -->
  <code>
    <coding>
      <!-- example uses SNOMED CT. Other likely possibilities include MedDRA -->
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
      <code value="304386008"/>
      <display value="O/E - itchy rash"/>
    </coding>
	<text value="This was a mild rash on the left forearm"/>
  </code>
  
  <!-- the patient that actually had the adverse event -->
  <subject>
    <reference value="Patient/example"/>
  </subject>
  
  <!-- when the event happened --> 
  <occurrenceDateTime value="2017-01-29T12:34:56+00:00"/>
  
  <!-- This was a rash, so overall not serious -->
  <seriousness>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/adverse-event-seriousness"/>
        <code value="non-serious"/>
        <display value="Non-serious"/>
    </coding>
  </seriousness>
  

  <!-- who made the record / last updated it -->
  <recorder>
    <reference value="Practitioner/example"/>
  </recorder>

  <!-- may have been for cream to treat sunburn on that arm, reference to that medication -->
  <suspectEntity>
    <instanceReference>
      <reference value="Medication/example"/>
    </instanceReference>
  </suspectEntity>

</AdverseEvent>
```