---
type: "example"
title: "EvidenceVariable Example: evidencevariable-example-outcome-death-or-major-injury"
resource: "EvidenceVariable"
example: "evidencevariable-example-outcome-death-or-major-injury"
---
# EvidenceVariable Example: evidencevariable-example-outcome-death-or-major-injury

## Example XML



```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<EvidenceVariable xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
	<id value="example-outcome-death-or-major-injury"/>
	<url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/EvidenceVariable/example-outcome-death-or-major-injury"/>
	<identifier>
		<type>
			<text value="FEvIR Object Identifier"/>
		</type>
		<system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
		<value value="https://fevir.net/FOI/297743"/>
		<assigner>
			<display value="Computable Publishing LLC"/>
		</assigner>
	</identifier>
	<title value="Outcome: Death or Major Traumatic Injury on Impact"/>
	<shortTitle value="Death or Major Traumatic Injury on Impact"/>
	<citeAs value="Outcome: Death or Major Traumatic Injury on Impact [Database Entry: FHIR EvidenceVariable Resource]. Contributors: Joanne Dehnbostel [Authors/Creators]. In: Fast Evidence Interoperability Resources (FEvIR) Platform, FOI 297743. Revised 2025-02-15. Available at: https://fevir.net/resources/EvidenceVariable/297743. Computable resource at: https://fevir.net/resources/EvidenceVariable/297743#json."/>
	<status value="active"/>
	<author>
		<name value="Joanne Dehnbostel"/>
	</author>
	<publisher value="Computable Publishing LLC"/>
	<contact>
		<telecom>
			<system value="email"/>
			<value value="support@computablepublishing.com"/>
		</telecom>
	</contact>
	<description value="Example of VariableDefinition for EBMonFHIR IG"/>
	<useContext>
		<code>
			<system value="https://fevir.net/resources/CodeSystem/179423"/>
			<code value="evidence-communication"/>
			<display value="Evidence Communication"/>
		</code>
		<valueCodeableConcept>
			<coding>
				<system value="https://fevir.net/resources/CodeSystem/179423"/>
				<code value="VariableDefinition"/>
				<display value="VariableDefinition"/>
			</coding>
		</valueCodeableConcept>
	</useContext>
	<copyright value="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"/>
	<actual value="true"/>
	<definition>
		<concept>
			<coding>
				<system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
				<code value="417746004"/>
				<display value="Traumatic injury"/>
			</coding>
			<text value="Death or Major Traumatic Injury"/>
		</concept>
	</definition>
	<definitionModifier>
		<code>
			<coding>
				<system value="http://snomed.info/ct"/>
				<code value="246112005"/>
				<display value="Severity"/>
			</coding>
		</code>
		<valueCodeableConcept>
			<coding>
				<system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
				<code value="371924009"/>
				<display value="Moderate to severe"/>
			</coding>
			<text value="Major or Fatal (in the context of severity of traumatic injury)"/>
		</valueCodeableConcept>
	</definitionModifier>
	<handling value="boolean"/>
	<timing>
		<contextCode>
			<text value="impact"/>
		</contextCode>
		<offsetDuration>
			<value value="0"/>
		</offsetDuration>
		<text value="on impact"/>
	</timing>
</EvidenceVariable>
```