Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
W26: Contact with other sharp objects

excludes2
sharp object(s) embedded in skin (W45.-)

sevenChrNote
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W26

sevenChrDef
A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
W26.0: Contact with knife
W26.1: Contact with sword or dagger
W26.2: Contact with edge of stiff paper
W26.8: Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified
W26.9: Contact with unspecified sharp object(s)

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