Table 3 Levels of code agreement by external cause intent and mechanism blocks
Major external cause category blocksDisagreement at 3-character levelAgreement 3-character level, 4th character disagreementAgreement 4-character level, 5th character disagreementComplete code agreementTotal
n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)n
Intent blocks*
Accidents988 (26.10)137 (3.62)92 (2.43)2569 (67.85)3786
Intentional self-harm51 (20.24)6 (2.38)0 (0.00)195 (77.38)252
Assaults40 (15.33)5 (1.91)38 (14.56)178 (68.20)261
Undetermined intent24 (85.71)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)4 (14.29)28
Medical and surgical31 (79.49)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)8 (20.51)39
Sequelae of external cause3 (100.00)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)3
Mechanism blocks
Transport events159 (24.84)58 (9.06)92 (14.38)331 (51.72)640
Falls440 (26.14)49 (2.91)0 (0.00)1194 (70.94)1683
Drowning and submersion2 (20.00)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)8 (80.00)10
Other threats to breathing6 (40.00)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)9 (60.00)15
Smoke, fire, flames7 (29.17)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)17 (70.83)24
Hot object or substance20 (31.75)1 (1.58)0 (0.00)42 (66.67)63
Poisoning123 (32.71)1 (0.27)0 (0.00)252 (67.02)376
Firearm0 (0.00)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)3 (100.00)3
Cutting, piercing object53 (18.03)10 (3.40)2 (0.68)229 (77.89)294
Animal related11 (10.00)15 (13.64)0 (0.00)84 (76.36)110
Machinery in operation29 (23.97)9 (7.44)0 (0.00)83 (68.60)121
Electricity2 (40.00)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)3 (60.00)5
Hot and cold conditions0 (0.00)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)3 (100.00)3
Struck by or collision person54 (23.38)0 (0.00)29 (12.55)148 (64.07)231
Struck by or collision object58 (27.10)2 (0.93)4 (1.87)150 (70.09)214
Other external cause177 (30.46)3 (0.52)3 (0.52)398 (68.50)581
Total (missing nā€Š=ā€Š4)1137 (26.02)148 (3.39)130 (2.98)2954 (67.61)4369
  • *Not all code blocks were represented in the cases for auditing; these missing blocks are not presented in the table.