NNEEIISSSS CCooddiinngg MMaannuuaall JJaannuuaarryy 22001188 NEISS – National Electronic Injury Surveillance System January 2018 Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 1 General Instructions ................................................................................................................................... 1 General NEISS Reporting Rule .................................................................................................................. 1 Do Report .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Definitions .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Do Not Report ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Specific Coding Instructions ..................................................................................................................... 4 Medical Information Codes ........................................................................................................................ 4 Date of Treatment ..................................................................................................................................... 4 (8 spaces).................................................................................................................................................. 4 Date of Birth .............................................................................................................................................. 5 (8 spaces).................................................................................................................................................. 5 Age of patient ............................................................................................................................................ 5 (3 spaces).................................................................................................................................................. 5 Sex of Patient ............................................................................................................................................ 6 (1 space) ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Diagnosis................................................................................................................................................... 6 (2 spaces).................................................................................................................................................. 6 Discussion of Selected Diagnoses ............................................................................................................ 8 Anoxia ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Aspirated Foreign Object ...................................................................................................................... 8 Burn Injuries .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Choking ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Dermatitis, Conjunctivitis ....................................................................................................................... 8 Head Injuries ......................................................................................................................................... 9 Ingested Foreign Object ........................................................................................................................ 9 Internal organ injuries ............................................................................................................................ 9 Poisoning ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Other/Not Stated ................................................................................................................................... 9 Submersion (including Drowning or Near Drowning) .......................................................................... 10 Body Part Affected .................................................................................................................................. 10 (2 spaces)................................................................................................................................................ 10 Discussion of Body Part Affected for Selected Injuries ........................................................................... 11 Back Injuries ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Burn Injuries ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Extremity Injuries ................................................................................................................................. 11 Eye Injuries .......................................................................................................................................... 11 Injury Diagnoses Affecting the Entire Body ......................................................................................... 11 Disposition of Case ................................................................................................................................. 12 (1 space) ................................................................................................................................................. 12 Consumer Products .................................................................................................................................. 12 Products Involved .................................................................................................................................... 12 Product Information Needed ................................................................................................................... 13 Assignment of Product Code .................................................................................................................. 13 Specific Product Codes ........................................................................................................................... 14 “Other” or “Not Elsewhere Classified” Products in a Category ........................................................... 14 “Not Specified” Product in a Category ................................................................................................ 15 Product Categories Listed as “Also consider” ..................................................................................... 15 Products Excluded from a Code ......................................................................................................... 16 Products Included in a Code ............................................................................................................... 16 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission i www.cpsc.gov NEISS – National Electronic Injury Surveillance System January 2018 Product Parts....................................................................................................................................... 16 Toys ..................................................................................................................................................... 17 Sports and Games .............................................................................................................................. 17 Poisoning or Chemical Burns to Children Less than 5 Years of Age.................................................. 17 “New” Product Codes for Consumer Products Not Found in Manual ................................................. 17 Product Coding for Special Types of Incidents ....................................................................................... 18 Product Fires, including Flammable Fabrics ....................................................................................... 18 House Fires ......................................................................................................................................... 18 Hot Water ............................................................................................................................................ 18 Carbon Monoxide ................................................................................................................................ 19 Gas Fumes or Gas Vapors of Unknown Origin ................................................................................... 19 Other Codeable Information..................................................................................................................... 19 Whether Injury was Intentionally Inflicted 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