V40-V49: Car occupant injured in transport accident
V45: Car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle
Car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle pertains to a group of conditions caused by vehicular incidents wherein a car occupant is injured due to a collision with a railway train or railway vehicle. This type of incident may lead to a variety of injuries, depending on the severity of the collision, including anything from minor cuts and bruises to debilitating spinal injuries or even fatal wounds. The spectrum of injury is vast, with the potential to affect any bodily system, including the skeletal, muscular, neurological, and respiratory systems or a combination thereof. The progression of symptoms and recovery largely depends on the nature and severity of the injury - a scenario which is highly individualized. Common symptoms may include pain, broken bones, bruising, lacerations, shortness of breath, disorientation, loss of consciousness, or any symptom indicative of physical trauma.
Subcodes of V45:
- V45.0: Car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle : driver injured in nontraffic accident
- V45.1: Car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle : passenger injured in nontraffic accident
- V45.2: Car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle : person on outside of vehicle injured in nontraffic accident
- V45.3: Car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle : unspecified car occupant injured in nontraffic accident
- V45.4: Car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle : person injured while boarding or alighting
- V45.5: Car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle : driver injured in traffic accident
- V45.6: Car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle : passenger injured in traffic accident
- V45.7: Car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle : person on outside of vehicle injured in traffic accident
- V45.9: Car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle : unspecified car occupant injured in traffic accident
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