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

Accidents
(V01-X59)

Other external causes of accidental injury
(W00-X59)

Exposure to forces of nature
(X30-X39)

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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

Incl.:
excessive heat as the cause of sunstroke
exposure to heat NOS
Excl.:
excessive heat of man-made origin ( W92)

X31 Exposure to excessive natural cold

Incl.:
excessive cold as the cause of:
  • chilblains NOS
  • immersion foot or hand
exposure to:
  • cold NOS
  • weather conditions
Excl.:
cold of man-made origin ( W93)
contact with or inhalation of:
  • dry ice (W93)
  • liquefied gas (W93)

X32 Exposure to sunlight

X33 Victim of lightning

Excl.:
fire caused by lightning ( X00-X09)
injury from fall of tree or other object caused by lightning ( W20)

X34 Victim of earthquake

X35 Victim of volcanic eruption

X36 Victim of avalanche, landslide and other earth movements

Incl.:
mudslide of cataclysmic nature
Excl.:
earthquake ( X34)
transport accident involving collision with avalanche or landslide not in motion ( V01-V99)

X37 Victim of cataclysmic storm

Incl.:
blizzard
cloudburst
cyclone
hurricane
tidal wave caused by storm
tornado
torrential rain
transport vehicle washed off road by storm
Excl.:
collapse of dam or man-made structure causing earth movement ( X36)
transport accident occurring after storm ( V01-V99)

X38 Victim of flood

Incl.:
flood:
  • arising from remote storm
  • of cataclysmic nature arising from melting snow
  • resulting directly from storm
Excl.:
collapse of dam or man-made structure causing earth movement ( X36)
tidal wave:
  • NOS (X39)
  • caused by storm (X37)

X39 Exposure to other and unspecified forces of nature

Incl.:
natural radiation NOS
tidal wave NOS
Excl.:
exposure NOS ( X59)
tsunami ( X34)