Hospital Requirements
For Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Registries (EMSTR)

Texas hospitals should report all traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), spinal cord injuries (SCIs), and other traumatic injuries that meet the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) Criteria. Facilities should also report any submersion injuries to the EMS and Trauma Registries (EMSTR).
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Data Dictionaries
2020 resources
- 2020 Hospital TX Custom Data Dictionary
- 2020 NTDB Data Dictionary
- 2020 NTDB Schematron (ZIP file)
- 2020 NTDB Texas Custom Schematron (ZIP file)
- 2020 Hospital XSD (ZIP file)
2023 resources
- 2023 Hospital TX Custom Data Dictionary
- 2023 NTDB Data Dictionary
- 2023 ITDX Data Dictionary
- 2023 NTDB Schematron (ZIP file)
- 2023 NTDB Texas Custom Schematron (ZIP file)
- 2023 Hospital XSD (ZIP file)
NOTE - Providers will not be able to submit in the NTDB 2023 format until the system modernization is complete (scheduled for November 10, 2023.
Sample File
- 2020 NTDB Hospital Sample File (.xml)
- 2023 NTDB Hospital Sample File (.xml)