82820-2

LOINC code 82820-2 identifies "Domestic violence--before 18 years old [ACE]". The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) of domestic violence (also called "mother treated violently") as: "your mother or stepmother was pushed, grabbed, slapped, had something thrown at her, kicked, bitten, hit with a fist, hit with something hard, repeatedly hit for over at least a few minutes, or ever threatened or hurt by a knife or gun by your father (or stepfather) or mother's boyfriend" during the respondent's first 18 years of life. [CDC:violenceprevention/acestudy]

This code measures Domestic violence^pre 18Yo in ^Patient. It belongs to the SURVEY.MTLHLTH class in the LOINC classification.

LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes) is a universal standard for identifying laboratory and clinical observations. It is maintained by the Regenstrief Institute and used worldwide for health data exchange.