Chapter XX
External causes of morbidity and mortality
(V01-Y98)

Rules Conventions GCS DCS.XIX.8 DChS.XX.1 DChS.XX.2

Accidents
(V01-X59)

Modifier-Hint

Other external causes of accidental injury
(W00-X59)

Exposure to animate mechanical forces
(W50-W64)

Additional Text
See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity
Excl.:
bites, venomous ( X20-X29)
stings (venomous) ( X20-X29)

W50 Hit, struck, kicked, twisted, bitten or scratched by another person
DCS.XX.4

Excl.:
assault ( X85-Y09)
struck by objects ( W20-W22)

W51 Striking against or bumped into by another person
DCS.XX.1 DCS.XX.4

Excl.:
fall due to collision of pedestrian (conveyance) with another pedestrian (conveyance) ( W03)

W52 Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede
DCS.XX.4

W53 Bitten by rat
DCS.XX.4

W54 Bitten or struck by dog
DCS.XX.4

W55 Bitten or struck by other mammals
DCS.XX.4

Excl.:
contact with marine mammal ( W56)

W56 Contact with marine animal
DCS.XX.4

Incl.:
Bitten or struck by marine animal

W57 Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods
DCS.XX.4

W58 Bitten or struck by crocodile or alligator
DCS.XX.4

W59 Bitten or crushed by other reptiles
DCS.XX.4

Incl.:
lizard
snake, nonvenomous

W60 Contact with plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves
DCS.XX.4

W64 Exposure to other and unspecified animate mechanical forces
DCS.XX.4