XX: External causes of morbidity and mortality
Y10-Y34: Event of undetermined intent
Events of undetermined intent, classified in the Y10 - Y34 group in the ICD-10 code, refer to injuries or health issues that have occurred, but it is unclear whether they were intentional or accidental. This categorization can cover a diverse range of health outcomes, from minor to severe. The nature of these incidents can range from poisonings to different types of injuries such as falls, burns, and drownings. In this case, the cause of such an event is not clear, hence the term "undetermined intent". Progression of health problems resulting from these events can vary greatly depending on the individual incident's severity and nature. Such incidents can affect any body system, including respiratory, nervous, or skeletal systems, largely dependent on the specific incident or injury. Common symptoms, widespread among these scenarios, can include pain, troubled breathing, unconsciousness, or other adverse health reactions, but these can vary based on what specific injury or condition arises from the incident.
Subcodes of Y10-Y34:
- Y10: Poisoning by and exposure to nonopioid analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics, undetermined intent
- Y11: Poisoning by and exposure to antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, antiparkinsonism and psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified, undetermined intent
- Y12: Poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], not elsewhere classified, undetermined intent
- Y13: Poisoning by and exposure to other drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system, undetermined intent
- Y14: Poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances, undetermined intent
- Y15: Poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, undetermined intent
- Y16: Poisoning by and exposure to organic solvents and halogenated hydrocarbons and their vapours, undetermined intent
- Y17: Poisoning by and exposure to carbon monoxide and other gases and vapours, undetermined intent
- Y18: Poisoning by and exposure to pesticides, undetermined intent
- Y19: Poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified chemicals and noxious substances, undetermined intent
- Y20: Hanging, strangulation and suffocation, undetermined intent
- Y21: Drowning and submersion, undetermined intent
- Y22: Handgun discharge, undetermined intent
- Y23: Rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge, undetermined intent
- Y24: Other and unspecified firearm discharge, undetermined intent
- Y25: Contact with explosive material, undetermined intent
- Y26: Exposure to smoke, fire and flames, undetermined intent
- Y27: Contact with steam, hot vapours and hot objects, undetermined intent
- Y28: Contact with sharp object, undetermined intent
- Y29: Contact with blunt object, undetermined intent
- Y30: Falling, jumping or pushed from a high place, undetermined intent
- Y31: Falling, lying or running before or into moving object, undetermined intent
- Y32: Crashing of motor vehicle, undetermined intent
- Y33: Other specified events, undetermined intent
- Y34: Unspecified event, undetermined intent
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