Chapter XX
External causes of morbidity and mortality
(V01-Y98)
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Additional Text
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See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity
X30 Exposure to excessive natural heat
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Incl.:
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excessive heat as the cause of sunstroke
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exposure to heat NOS
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Excl.:
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excessive heat of man-made origin (
W92)
X31 Exposure to excessive natural cold
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Incl.:
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excessive cold as the cause of:
- chilblains NOS
- immersion foot or hand
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exposure to:
- cold NOS
- weather conditions
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Excl.:
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cold of man-made origin (
W93)
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contact with or inhalation of:
- dry ice (W93)
- liquefied gas (W93)
X32 Exposure to sunlight
X33 Victim of lightning
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Excl.:
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fire caused by lightning (
X00-X09)
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injury from fall of tree or other object caused by lightning (
W20)
X35 Victim of volcanic eruption
X36 Victim of avalanche, landslide and other earth movements
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Incl.:
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mudslide of cataclysmic nature
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Excl.:
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earthquake (
X34)
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transport accident involving collision with avalanche or landslide not in motion (
V01-V99)
X37 Victim of cataclysmic storm
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Incl.:
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blizzard
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cloudburst
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cyclone
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hurricane
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tidal wave caused by storm
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tornado
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torrential rain
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transport vehicle washed off road by storm
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Excl.:
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collapse of dam or man-made structure causing earth movement (
X36)
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transport accident occurring after storm (
V01-V99)
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Incl.:
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flood:
- arising from remote storm
- of cataclysmic nature arising from melting snow
- resulting directly from storm
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Excl.:
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collapse of dam or man-made structure causing earth movement (
X36)
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tidal wave:
- NOS (X39)
- caused by storm (X37)
X39 Exposure to other and unspecified forces of nature
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Incl.:
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natural radiation NOS
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tidal wave NOS
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Excl.:
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exposure NOS (
X59)
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tsunami (
X34)