Ski Area Incident Event Codes

Head & Neck

  Hip & Thigh  
Head laceration 870 Strain hip 843.9
Bruise Head 920 Bruise 924.1
Contusion face 920 Bruise thigh 924
Contusion eye 921 Laceration on thigh 890
Strain neck 847 # femur shaft (closed) 821
    # femur shaft (open) 821.1
Hand      
Strain interphalageal joint 842.13 Knee  
Strain UCL thumb (skiers thumb) 842.12 Lateral ligament 844
Metacarpophalangeal joint 842.12 Medial ligament 844.1
Contusion finger 923.3 Anterior cruciate ligament 844.2
Laceration finger 883.04 Posterior cruciate ligament 844.21
Dislocation metacarpophalangeal joint 834 Medial meniscus 836
# Metacarpal 815 Lateral meniscus 836.1
# Phalanx 816 Chondro. Patella - Pain behind kneecap 717.7
    Strain Lig. Patella 844.49
Forearm/Elbow   # Patella 822
Laceration forearm 881 Dislocation patella 836.3
Brusing forearm 841 Laceration knee 891
Strain wrist 842 Contusion knee 924.11
Dislocation elbow 832    
# Olecranon - boney point of elbow 813.11 Lower Leg  
# Distal radius - close to wrist 813.4 Laceration leg 891.3
# Colles - both radius and ulna 813.41 Contusion ankle 924.21
# Scaphoid - wrist bone at base of thumb 814.1 Contusion leg 924.1
    Gastroc tear/strain - calf muscle 844.8
Upper Arm and Shoulder   Sprained ankle 845
Contusion shoulder 923 # Fibula head 823.1
Contusion upper arm 923.03 # Lateral malleolus - outside ankle bone 824.2
Laceration upper arm 880.3 # Medial malleolus - inside ankle bone 824
Dislocation shoulder 831 # Tibia (top) 823
Dislocation Acromio clavicular joint 831.04 # Tibia (shaft) 823.8
Sprain Acromio clavicular joint 840    
# Greater tuberosity 812.03 Foot  
# Clavicle 810 Achilles strain/tear 845.093
# Humerus 812.2 Strain foot 845.1
Rotator cuff 840.4    
    Miscellaneous  
Back and Chest   Abdominal contusion 922.2
Back pain (NOS) not otherwise specified 724.5 Concussion with out loss of consc. 850
Back pain thoracic 724.51 Concussion with loss of consc. 850.1
Back pain lumbar 724.52 Burns (wrist/hands) 944
Contusion coccyx 847.4 Laceration nail bed fingers 883.03
Bruised ribs 848.3 Contusion nail 923.3
# Ribs 807 Contusion eye 921
    Contusion orbital eyeball 921.2
    Contusion eyeball 921.3
    Other 0

 

Key  
# Fracture
Sprain Incomplete rupture of the supporting ligament around the joint
Strain Stretching with or without mild tearing of muscle or tendon
Bruise Injury by a blow to the body discolouring skin
Contusion Injury by a blow to the body which brusies the surrounding tissue and breaks the skin