INJURY UNDETERMINED WHETHER ACCIDENTALLY OR PURPOSELY INFLICTED (E980-E989)

• Note: Categories E980-E989 are for use when after a thorough investigation by the medical examiner, coroner, or other legal authority it cannot be determined whether the injuries are accidental, suicidal, or homicidal. They include self-inflicted injuries, but not poisoning, when not specified as accidental or as intentional.
• E980 Poisoning by solid or liquid substances, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
  • E980.0 Analgesics, antipyretics, and antirheumatics
  • E980.1 Barbiturates
  • E980.2 Other sedatives and hypnotics
  • E980.3 Tranquilizers and other psychotropic agents
  • E980.4 Other specified drugs and medicinal substances
  • E980.5 Unspecified drug or medicinal substance
  • E980.6 Corrosive and caustic substances
    • Poisoning, undetermined whether accidental or purposeful, by substances classifiable to E864
  • E980.7 Agricultural and horticultural chemical and pharmaceutical preparations other than plant foods and fertilizers
  • E980.8 Arsenic and its compounds
  • E980.9 Other and unspecified solid and liquid substances
• E981 Poisoning by gases in domestic use, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
  • E981.0 Gas distributed by pipeline
  • E981.1 Liquefied petroleum gas distributed in mobile containers
  • E981.8 Other utility gas
• E982 Poisoning by other gases, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
  • E982.0 Motor vehicle exhaust gas
  • E982.1 Other carbon monoxide
  • E982.8 Other specified gases and vapors
  • E982.9 Unspecified gases and vapors
• E983 Hanging, strangulation, or suffocation, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
  • E983.0 Hanging
  • E983.1 Suffocation by plastic bag
  • E983.8 Other specified means
  • E983.9 Unspecified means
• E984 Submersion [drowning], undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
• E985 Injury by firearms and explosives, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
  • E985.0 Handgun
  • E985.1 Shotgun
  • E985.2 Hunting rifle
  • E985.3 Military firearms
  • E985.4 Other and unspecified firearm
  • E985.5 Explosives
• E986 Injury by cutting and piercing instruments, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
• E987 Falling from high place, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
  • E987.0 Residential premises
  • E987.1 Other man-made structures
  • E987.2 Natural sites
  • E987.9 Unspecified site
• E988 Injury by other and unspecified means, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
  • E988.0 Jumping or lying before moving object
  • E988.1 Burns, fire
  • E988.2 Scald
  • E988.3 Extremes of cold
  • E988.4 Electrocution
  • E988.5 Crashing of motor vehicle
  • E988.6 Crashing of aircraft
  • E988.7 Caustic substances, except poisoning
  • E988.8 Other specified means
  • E988.9 Unspecified means
• E989 Late effects of injury, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted
  • Note: This category is to be used to indicate circumstances classifiable to E980-E988 as the cause of death or disability from late effects, which are themselves classifiable elsewhere. The "late effects" include conditions reported as such or as sequelae which may occur at any time after injury, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted.