Screen Shots for SUDORS Data Elements

National Violent Death Reporting System (SUDORS)
OMB Control No. 0920-0607
Exp. Date: 8/31/2028
State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS)
OMB Control No. 0920-1128
Exp. Date: 2/28/2026
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Attachment E
SUDORS Web-based Data Entry (Screenshots of System)
Introduction
This document displays the screens that abstractors used to enter required data elements on all of the tabs within the web-based
platform SUDORS shares with the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS). The variable name associated with each data
entry field is provided to help interpret and analyze data. New fields are highlighted in red and their corresponding variable names
are also highlighted, and changes are described for each section. This document begins with data elements contained within the OD
(“Overdose”) tab, which is unique to SUDORS, followed by all of the other tabs that SUDORS shares with NVDRS.

OD Tab

Changes to Case Classification and Drug Overdose/Poisoning sections: None

Changes to Substance Use/Misuse and Treatment History section:
• 5 data elements added to capture information about decedent’s recent return to use of non-opioid substances to capture additional
substances that may influence overdose risk (#5-11)
• 3 data elements (formerly medication-assisted treatment [MAT] with cognitive behavioral therapy, MAT without cognitive behavioral
therapy, and MAT with cognitive behavioral therapy unknown) collapsed to 1 element for medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)

Changes to Evidence of Drug Use section:
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1 data element added to capture details about nonspecific drug use evidence (#3)
1 data element added to capture details about evidence of unspecified drug type found at the scene (#16)
1 data element added to capture unspecified prescription drug evidence (#29)

Changes to Response to Drug Overdose section:
• 1 data element added to capture when a bystander is present, the type of bystander is a coworker (#6)
• 1 data element added to capture when a bystander is present, but the type of bystander is unknown (#10)
• 1 data element added to capture when naloxone is administered by a coworker (#34)
• 1 data element added to capture an unspecified first responder response to overdose (#50)

Changes to No response or delayed response to overdose section:
• 1 data element added to capture when the reason for no response or delayed response was that the bystander was asleep (#7)

Changes to Medical History section:
• 1 data element added to capture diagnosed hypertension as a known medical condition (#6)
• 1 data element added to capture diabetes as a known medical condition (#13)

Changes to Prescription Information section:
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2 data elements’ labels updated from “MAT” to “MOUD” to reflect current terminology (#5 and #9)
3 data elements added to capture prescription indication information for naltrexone (#12-14)

Demographics Tab

Changes to Demographics, Race, Ethnicity section:
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Response options for Sex updated to remove “X” (#6)
Checkbox to identify a decedent as transgender removed

Changes to Place of Residence, Birthplace, Industry, Occupation, and Education section:
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1 data element added to capture whether the decedent was experiencing housing instability (#16)

Injury and Death Tab

Changes to Injury Locations, Time, and Events section:
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1 data element added to capture whether any children were present and/or witnessed the fatal incident (#18)
1 data element added to capture if a death was school-associated (#23)

Changes to Hospital Codes section: None

Changes to Wounds and Death Certification section:
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1 data element added to capture county of death (#8)

Circumstances Tab

Changes to Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and other Addictions section:
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6 data elements added to split out evidence of treatment (current, ever) and nonadherence to treatment for mental health and
substance use/misuse (#5-10)

Changes to Manner Specific Circumstances for Homicide and Suicide Deaths section:
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9 data elements added to capture information about person(s) to whom a decedent disclosed suicidal thoughts/plans (#5-13)
7 data elements added to capture types of contributing physical health problems (#18-24)

Changes to Other Circumstances or Crisis section: None

Weapons Tab

Changes to Weapons tab: None

Toxicology Tab

Changes to Toxicology tab:
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1 data element added to indicate that no specific substances were included in the cause of death (#2)
3 buttons added to streamline data entry (shown by boxes with arrows)