Key findings

  • The 5th edition of the Australian Clinical Modification of the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10-AM) has been published, and will be used to code cases discharged from Australian hospitals from 1 July 2006.
  • This edition includes some changes to the chapter of ICD-10-AM that is used to code the external causes of injuries. This briefing provides an outline of these changes.
  • In summary the changes are:
    • Additions to categories to allow identification of cases where a pedestrian is struck by a person using conveyances such as skateboards and electrically powered mobility scooters ('gophers').
    • Addition of categories to provide more specific information on :
      • circumstances of falls
      • types of animals
      • types of hot objects
      • hanging
    • minor revisions to activity codes for sports and to place of occurrence codes.