ICD-9-CM

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)

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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