W00-X59: Other external causes of accidental injury
W50-W64: Exposure to animate mechanical forces
Subcodes of W50-W64:
- W50: Hit, struck, kicked, twisted, bitten or scratched by another person
- W51: Striking against or bumped into by another person
- W52: Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede
- W53: Bitten by rat
- W54: Bitten or struck by dog
- W55: Bitten or struck by other mammals
- W56: Contact with marine animal
- W57: Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods
- W58: Bitten or struck by crocodile or alligator
- W59: Bitten or crushed by other reptiles
- W60: Contact with plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves
- W64: Exposure to other and unspecified animate mechanical forces
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