New External Cause categories in fifth edition of ICD-10-AM

The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is designed to promote internationalcomparability in the collection, processing, classification, and presentation of hospitalinpatient and mortality data. The Tenth Revision of the International Classification ofDiseases (ICD-10) is used to code diagnoses and external causes of injury andpoisoning. Chapter XIX - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of externalcauses and Chapter XX - External causes of morbidity and mortality are particularlyimportant in relation to injury surveillance and control.

ISSN 1833-024X; Cat. no. INJ 85; 6pp.; INTERNET ONLY