Y35-Y36: Legal intervention and operations of war
Y36: Operations of war
"Operations of war" refers to a group of injuries or diseases that occur as a direct result of military activities or warfare. This includes, but is not limited to gunshot wounds, shrapnel injuries, blast injuries or medical conditions resulting from exposure to biological or chemical weapons. Conditions arising from such operations may affect various systems in the body, including but not limited to the skin, muscles, bones, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, and nervous system. The symptoms of these conditions can vary wildly depending on the nature and severity of the injury or exposure, but may commonly include pain, swelling, bruising, bleeding, difficulty breathing, or flu-like symptoms. Progression of these conditions can also vary, with some conditions causing immediate injury or death, and others causing long-term chronic health issues.
Subcodes of Y36:
- Y36.0: War operations involving explosion of marine weapons
- Y36.1: War operations involving destruction of aircraft
- Y36.2: War operations involving other explosions and fragments
- Y36.3: War operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substances
- Y36.4: War operations involving firearm discharge and other forms of conventional warfare
- Y36.5: War operations involving nuclear weapons
- Y36.6: War operations involving biological weapons
- Y36.7: War operations involving chemical weapons and other forms of unconventional warfare
- Y36.8: War operations occurring after cessation of hostilities
- Y36.9: War operations, unspecified
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