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Definition

A code set representing the perceived cause of an injury.

Representation

Data Type String
Format NN
Maximum character length 2

Values

Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 20 Cutting, piercing object
21 Dog-related
01 Motor vehicle - driver
02 Motor vehicle - passenger or unspecified occupant
03 Motorcycle - driver
04 Motorcycle - passenger or unspecified
05 Pedal cyclist or pedal cycle passenger
06 Pedestrian
07 Other or unspecified transport-related circumstance
08 Horse-related (includes fall from, struck or bitten by)
09 Fall - low (on same level or < 1 metre or no information on height)
10 Fall - high (drop of 1 metre or more)
11 Drowning, submersion - swimming pool
12 Drowning, submersion - other than swimming pool (excludes drowning associated with water craft)
13 Other threat to breathing (including strangling and asphyxiation)
14 Fire, flames, smoke
15 Hot drink, food, water, other fluid, steam, gas or vapour
16 Hot object or substance, not otherwise specified
17 Poisoning - drugs or medicinal substance
18 Poisoning - other substance
19 Firearm
22 Animal-related (excluding Horse and Dog)
23 (deleted)
24 Machinery in operation
25 Electricity
26 Hot conditions (natural origin) sunlight
27 Cold conditions (natural origins)
28 Other specified external cause
29 Unspecified external cause
30 Struck by or collision with person
31 Struck by or collision with object

Comments

Comments:
This code list has been derived from the ICD-10-AM external cause classification.

References

International Classification of Diseases - Tenth Revision - Australian Modification (3rd edition 2002)
This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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Relation Count
Data Elements implementing this Value Domain 0