CAIRS Injury/Illness Type Codes

The injury/illness type code is a four character code that identifies the principal physical characteristic of the injury or illness. To search for upper level classifications (aggregates), use the wildcard operator (%).

• Traumatic Injuries and Disorders - 0%
• Systemic Diseases and Disorders - 1%
• Infectious and Parasitic Diseases - 2%
• Neoplasms, Tumors, and Cancers - 3%
• Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-defined Conditions - 4%
• Other Diseases, Conditions, and Disorders - 5%
• Multiple Diseases, Conditions, and Disorders - 6%

Traumatic Injuries and Disorders - 0%

CODE       NAME 

000%       Unspecified Traumatic Injuries and Disorders
   0001       INJURY

001%       Traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, and spinal cord
   0011       DISLOCATION
   0012       FRACTURE
   0013       TRAUMATIC INJURIES TO NERVES, EXCEPT THE SPINAL CORD
   0014       RUPTURED DISK
   0015       FRACTURED/CHIPPED TOOTH
   0018       OTHER TRAUMATIC INJURIES TO BONES, NERVES, AND SPINAL    
              CORD
   0019       MULTIPLE TRAUMATIC INJURIES TO BONES, NERVES, AND SPINAL 
              CORD

002%       Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc.
   0021       SPRAIN
   0022       STRAIN
   0029       OTHER TRAUMATIC INJURIES TO MUSCLES, TENDONS, LIGAMENTS,
              JOINTS, ETC.

003%       Open wounds
   0031       AMPUTATION
   0032       ANIMAL BITE, NON-VENOMOUS
   0033       AVULSION
   0034       INSECT STING/BITE
   0035       LACERATION/CUTS
   0036       PUNCTURE (except bites)
   0037       SNAKE BITE
   0038       OTHER OPEN WOUNDS
   0039       MULTIPLE OPEN WOUNDS

004%       Surface wounds and bruises
   0041       ABRASION/SCRATCHES
   0042       BLISTERS
   0043       CONTUSIONS/BRUISES
   0048       OTHER SURFACE WOUNDS AND BRUISES
   0049       MULTIPLE SURFACE WOUNDS AND BRUISES

005%       Burns
   0051       CHEMICAL BURN(S)
   0052       ELECTRICAL BURN(S)
   0053       FLASH BURN
   0058       OTHER BURN(S)
   0059       MULTIPLE BURN(S)

006%       Intracranial injuries
   0061       BRAIN DAMAGE
   0062       CONCUSSIONS
   0068       OTHER INTRACRANIAL INJURIES
   0069       MULTILE INTRACRANIAL INJURIES

007%       Effects of environmental conditions
   0071       EFFECTS OF AIR PRESSURE
   0072       FROSTBITE/OTHER LOW TEMP EFFECTS
   0073       HEAT STROKE/OTHER HIGH TEMP EFFECT
   0078       OTHER EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
   0079       MULTIPLE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

008%       Other traumatic injuries and disorders
   0081       ASPHYXIA (Strangulations/Suffocations)
   0082       DROWNING
   0083       ELECTRIC SHOCK
   0084       ELECTROCUTION
   0089       OTHER TRAUMATIC INJURIES AND DISORDERS

009%       Other poisonings and toxic effects 
   0091       ANIMAL BITE (VENOMOUS)
   0092       CHEMICAL REACTION
   0093       INSULIN REACTION
   0094       INTERNAL DEPOSITION
   0095       IONIZING RADIATION EFFECTS
   0096       RADIATION EXPOSURE
   0099       OTHER POISONING OR TOXIC EFFECTS

010%       Traumatic complications
   0101       BLOOD CLOT
   0102       COMPLICATIONS PECULIAR TO MEDICAL CARE
   0109       OTHER TRAUMATIC COMPLICATIONS

011%       Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders
   0111       MULTIPLE INJURIES, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

Systemic Diseases and Disorders - 1%

CODE       NAME 

101%       Diseases of the blood and blood forming organs
   1011        DISEASES OF BLOOD

102%       Nervous system and sense organs diseases
   1021       CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
   1022       CONJUNCTIVITIS
   1023       DISEASES/DISORDERS OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
   1024       HEARING IMPAIRMENT
   1025       HEARING LOSS
   1026       WELDER'S FLASH EFFECT
   1029       OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SENSE ORGANS DISEASES

103%       Diseases of the heart or circulatory system
   1031       DISEASES OF THE VEINS OR ARTERIES
   1032       HEART ATTACK
   1033       STROKE
   1039       OTHER DISEASES OF THE HEART OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

104%       Respiratory system diseases
   1041       ASBESTOSIS
   1042       BERYLLIOSIS
   1043       UPPER RESPIRATORY CONDITION/DISEASE
   1049       OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES

105%       Digestive system diseases and disorders
   1051       HERNIA
   1052       ULCER
   1053       TOXIC HEPATITIS
   1059       OTHER DISGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES

106%       Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders
   1061       BURSITIS
   1062       SYNOVITIS
   1063       TENDONITIS
   1064       TENOSYNOVITIS
   1069       OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM DISEASES

107%       Disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
   1071       ALLERGENIC DERMATITIS
   1072       CONTACT DERMATITIS
   1073       DERMATITIS 
   1074       SUNBURN
   1079       OTHER SKIN CONDITIONS

108%       Other systemic diseases and disorders
   1081       OTHER SYSTEMIC DISEASES AND DISORDERS  

Infectious and Parasitic Diseases - 2%

CODE       NAME 

200%        Infectious and parasitic diseases
   2001       INFECTION
   2003       HEPATITIS
   2004       TETANUS
   2005       TUBERCULOSES
   2009       OTHER CONTAGIOUS OR INFECTIOUS DISEASE       

Neoplasms, Tumors, and Cancers - 3%

CODE       NAME 

300%       Neoplasms, Tumors, and Cancer
   3001       BENIGN AND UNSPECIFIED NEOPLASM   
   3002       MALIGNANT NEOPLASM                          

Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-defined Conditions - 4%

CODE       NAME 

400%       Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-defined Conditions
   4001       INFLAMMATION
   4002       IRRITATION
   4003       LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
   4004       NOSEBLEED
   4009       OTHER SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-DEFINED CONDITIONS       

Other Diseases, Conditions, and Disorders - 5%

CODE       NAME 

500%       Other Diseases, Conditions, and Disorders
   5001       DAMAGE TO PROSTHETIC DEVICE
   5002       MENTAL DISORDERS OR SYNDROMES
   5009       OTHER DISEASES, CONDITIONS, AND DISORDERS 

Multiple Diseases, Conditions, and Disorders - 6%

CODE       NAME 

600%       Multiple Diseases, Conditions, and Disorders
   6001       MULTIPLE DISEASES, CONDITIONS, AND DISORDERS
                                                          

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