TERRORISM (E979)
E979 Terrorism
Injuries resulting from the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a Government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objective
E979.0: Terrorism involving explosion of marine weapons
Depth-charge
Marine mine
Mine NOS, at sea or in harbour
Sea-based artillery shell
Torpedo
Underwater blast
E979.1: Terrorism involving destruction of aircraft
Aircraft used as a weapon
Aircraft:
burned
exploded
shot down
Crushed by falling aircraft
E979.2: Terrorism involving other explosions and fragments
Antipersonnel bomb (fragments)
Blast NOS
Explosion (of):
artillery shell
breech-block
cannon block
mortar bomb
munitions being used in terrorism
NOS
Fragments from:
artillery shell
bomb
grenade
guided missile
land-mine
rocket
shell
shrapnel
Mine NOS
E979.3: Terrorism involving fires, conflagration and hot substances
Burning building or structure:
collapse of
fall from
hit by falling object in
jump from
Conflagration NOS
Fire (causing):
asphyxia
burns
NOS
other injury
Melting of fittings and furniture in burning
Petrol bomb
Smouldering building or structure
E979.4: Terrorism involving firearms
Bullet:
carbine
machine gun
pistol
rifle
rubber (rifle)
Pellets (shotgun)
E979.5: Terrorism involving nuclear weapons
Blast effects
Exposure to ionizing radiation from nuclear weapon
Fireball effects
Heat from nuclear weapon
Other direct and secondary effects of nuclear weapons
E979.6: Terrorism involving biological weapons
Anthrax
Cholera
Smallpox
E979.7: Terrorism involving chemical weapons
Gases, fumes, chemicals
Hydrogen cyanide
Phosgene
Sarin
E979.8: Terrorism involving other means
Drowning and submersion
Lasers
Piercing or stabbing instruments
Terrorism NOS
E979.9: Terrorism, secondary effects
Note:
This code is for use to identify conditions occurring subsequent to a terrorist attack not those that are due to the initial terrorist attack
Excludes:
late effect of terrorist attack (E999.1)
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