4-31. TRAUMA (FIELD 19, COLUMN 71)
a. Source of data. Injury diagnosis, item 20 (type case), and item 33 (cause of
injury), ITRCS.
b. Enter a trauma code in field 19 from table 4-14.
c. A cause of injury code must be entered in field 35, and at least one of the
eight diagnostic fields must reflect an International Classification of Diseases, 9th
Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) injury diagnosis code from the 800 or 900
series, E930-E949, V71.3-V71.6, or 692.71.
EXAMPLE:
19. TRAUMA
71
3
DESCRIPTION
DATA CODES
Battle Wound or Injury
Direct Result of Action By or Against
an Organized Enemy (declared war only)
Other Battle Casualties
1
Intentionally Inflicted Nonbattle Injury
Result of Intervention of Legal Authority
2
Assault or Intentionally Inflicted By Another Person
3
Intentionally Self-Inflicted
4
Accidental Injury (use codes 5-8 for AD only)
Occurring While Off Duty (Includes leave, pass, absent
5
without leave (AWOL), and other off-duty
Schemes (Maneuvers) and Exercises
6
All Other Scheduled Training (Including basic training,
7
assault courses, etc)
Occurring While On Duty (Except as in 6 and 7 above)
8
Unknown Whether On or Off-Duty and Nonmilitary Injuries
9
(use for all patients)
Table 4-14. Trauma codes.
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