W00-X59: Other external causes of accidental injury
W75-W84: Other accidental threats to breathing
The group of conditions known as "Other accidental threats to breathing" refers to a range of scenarios where an individual’s ability to breathe has been unintentionally interfered with. These situations can arise from various causes such as choking on food or an object, suffocation due to a lack of oxygen, or inhalation of gastric contents or harmful substances. This threat to normal breathing may result in signs like difficulty breathing, brief periods without breathing, cyanosis (blue skin, lips, or nail beds), and in severe cases, loss of consciousness. Without prompt intervention, these conditions could lead to severe complications including brain damage due to oxygen deprivation, or even fatality. These incidents emphasize the essentialness for unobstructed air passages for the vital gas exchange that supports life.
Subcodes of W75-W84:
- W75: Accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed
- W76: Other accidental hanging and strangulation
- W77: Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances
- W78: Inhalation of gastric contents
- W79: Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract
- W80: Inhalation and ingestion of other objects causing obstruction of respiratory tract
- W81: Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment
- W83: Other specified threats to breathing
- W84: Unspecified threat to breathing
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