OTHER ACCIDENTS (E916-E928)
E924 Accident caused by hot substance or object, caustic or corrosive material, and steam
Excludes:
burning NOS (E899)
chemical burn resulting from swallowing a corrosive substance (E860.0-E864.4)
fire caused by these substances and objects (E890.0-E894)
radiation burns (E926.0-E926.9)
therapeutic misadventures (E870.0-E876.9)
Burning or scalding by:
boiling water
hot or boiling liquids not primarily caustic or corrosive
liquid metal
steam
other hot vapor
Excludes:
hot (boiling) tap water (E924.2)
Burning by:
acid [any kind]
ammonia
caustic oven cleaner or other substance
corrosive substance
lye
vitriol
Burning by:
heat from electric heating appliance
hot object NOS
light bulb
steam pipe

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