Dimensions of injury

Definition

A grouping for dimensions of injury that are supplementary to the fully specified injury chapter codes, i.e. concepts that can not, or are likely to not be able to be used as a standalone code in mortality or morbidity-coded data.

5 subordinate codes

• Dimensions of Burns
• Joint involvement in fracture
• Open fracture or closed fracture
• Fracture types
• Types of superficial injuries

Nearby in Extension Codes

• Severity Scale Value
• Temporality
• Aetiology
• Topology Scale Value
• Anatomy and topography
• Histopathology
• Dimensions of external causes
• Consciousness