##  Decedent Employment History

**Decedent Employment History** is a profile of the [FHIR STU3 Observation](http://www.hl7.org/fhir/observation.html) resource. It is used to convey information regarding usual occupation and industry of employment of the decedent as well as any history of military service. Employment history of the decedent is an optional demographic component of the decedent use for stratification and categorization of death events.

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### **UML Expression**

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{{render:vrdrdecedentemploymenthistoryUML}}</center>

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### **Structure Definition**

{{profile:vrdrdecedentemploymenthistory, expand}}

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### **Element Bindings**
|Element Name|Binding Type|Binding Value|Fixed Value Code System|
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|code|Fixed Value|"74165-2"|LOINC|
|component.Military Service.code|Fixed Value|"55280-2"|LOINC|
|component.Military Service.valueCodeableConcept|Value Set|v2-0532||
|component.Usual Industry.code|Fixed Value|"21844-6"|LOINC|
|component.Usual Industry.valueCodeableConcept|Value Set|Industry-cdc-census-2010||
|component.Usual Occupation.code|Fixed Value|"21847-9"|LOINC|
|component.Usual Occupation.valueCodeableConcept|Value Set|Usual-occupation||
|status|Fixed Value|"final"|observation-status|
|subject|Reference|VRDR Decedent||

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### **Element Table**

{{table:vrdrdecedentemploymenthistory, expand}}

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### **Requirements Traceability Mappings**

|Element Path|Reference|Location|Data Item|
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|valueCodeableConcept|Vital Records DAM|3.02 Decedent|armedForcesIndicator|
|valueCodeableConcept|Vital Records DAM|3.02 Decedent|usualWorkIndustry|
|valueCodeableConcept|Vital Records DAM|3.02 Decedent|usualWorkOccupation|
|valueCodeableConcept|Death Certificate| Item 54|Decedent's Usual Occupation|
|valueCodeableConcept|Death Certificate| Item 55|Kind of Business/Industry|
|valueCodeableConcept|Death Certificate| Item 8|Ever in the Armed Forces?|
|valueCodeableConcept|Standard Death Record IG|SDR Decedent Profile|Patient.extension:occupation[industry]|
|valueCodeableConcept|Standard Death Record IG|SDR Decedent Profile|Patient.extension:occupation[job]|
|valueCodeableConcept|Standard Death Record IG|SDR Decedent Profile|Patient.extension:servedinarmedforces|

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### **Instance Example**
~~~
<Observation>
  <id value="example-decedent-employment-history" />
  <meta>
    <profile value=" http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Decedent-Employment-History" />
  </meta>
  <status value="final" />
  <code>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://loinc.org" />
      <code value="74165-2" />
    </coding>
  </code>
  <subject>
    <reference value="example-decedent" />
  </subject>
  <component>
    <code>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://loinc.org" />
        <code value="55280-2" />
      </coding>
    </code>
    <valueCodeableConcept>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v2-0532" />
        <code value="Y" />
      </coding>
      <text value="Yes" />
    </valueCodeableConcept>
  </component>
  <component>
    <code>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://loinc.org" />
        <code value="21844-6" />
      </coding>
    </code>
    <valueCodeableConcept>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/industry-cdc-census-2010" />
        <code value="1320" />
      </coding>
      <text value="Aerospace engineers" />
    </valueCodeableConcept>
  </component>
  <component>
    <code>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://loinc.org" />
        <code value="21847-9" />
      </coding>
    </code>
    <valueCodeableConcept>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/Usual-occupation" />
        <code value="7280" />
      </coding>
      <text value="Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services" />
    </valueCodeableConcept>
  </component>
</Observation>