8. SCOPE NOTES Entry: Codes or terms from Micro-thesaurus 28: Attribution. Examples: Civilian is shot. Guerrilla group claims responsibility Entry: 02 05 or Non-state actors acknowledge act and accept or claim responsibility Killed in Detention. Torture was used extensively. Prison officials deny death completely Entry: 01 02 or Officials deny act 2116 Physical Consequences Definition: An indication of the immediate and ongoing physical consequences to the victim of the act. Guidelines: The state of the victim' s health before the act should be entered on the Person (Victim) Format. 14 In this field, indicate wounds, bruises, indications of assault or rape or other physical consequences of the Act. A doctor' s report should be obtained if possible. Complete the Person Format for medical officers if relevant. General information concerning the state of health, medical records and physical description of the person should be entered on the Person (Victim) Format. Entry: Free text. Examples: The right arm of the victim was broken, and was set at the hospital by Dr. Rodriguez. 14 For an outline of physical examination see Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the Istanbul Protocol): submitted to the: United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, August 9, 1999. Boston: Physicians for Human Rights USA, 1999. Organisations such as groups dealing with victims of torture and other human rights violations which want to systematically record information about physical and psychological consequences may want to develop controlled vocabulary to record information in this field. Relevant sources for developing such a vocabulary include: World Health Organization. The International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10). vol. 1. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1992 and Rehabilitation and Research Council for Torture Victims. List of Selected Mental Symptoms. Copenhagen: Rehabilitation and Research Council for Torture Victims, 1998. 108