Term: Injury Categories (External Causes, ICD-9-CM)

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2010-08-11

Definition:

These are the major categories of the ICD-9-CM external cause of injury codes:

• Motor Vehicle Accidents
  
• Other Vehicle Accidents
  
• Poisoning
  
• Accidental Falls
  
• Accidents Caused by Fire and Flames
  
• Accidents Due to Natural and Environmental Factors
  
• Drowning and Submersion
  
• Choking, Suffocation and Constriction
  
• Sports Injuries
  
• Late Effects of Injury
  
• Suicide and Self-inflicted Injury (Violence to Self )
  
• Homicide and Injuries Inflicted by Others
  
• Accidents Caused by Foreign Bodies
  
• Struck by Objects, Caught Between Objects
  
• Accidents Caused by Machinery, Explosions, Electricity
  
• Overexertion, Strenuous Movements
  
• Injuries Due to War Operations
  
• Injuries Undetermined as Accidental or Purposely Inflicted
  
• Other Unspecified Accidents

For a complete listing of all the ICD-9-CM codes that belong to each category, please see the External Cause of Injury Codes and Categories concept.

Related concepts 

• External Cause of Injury Codes and Injury Categories

Related terms 

• External Cause of Injury Codes
• Hospitalization Rates for Injuries
• Injury Hospitalization Causes
• Injury Indicators
• Injury Mortality Causes

References 

• Martens PJ, Bartlett J, Burland E, Prior H, Burchill C, Huq S, Romphf L, Sanguins J, Carter S, Bailly A. Profile of Metis Health Status and Healthcare Utilization in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2010. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)