Table 4

Medical centre A dataset: tabulation of mechanisms/causes using Clinical Modification of the 9th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9-CM) and Clinical Modification of the 10th Revision of the ICD (ICD-10-CM) external cause of injury matrices

Mechanism/causeInjury intentTotal
UnintentionalSelf-harmAssaultUndetermined
ICD-9-CMICD-10-CM9-CM10-CM9-CM10-CM9-CM10-CM9-CM10-CM9-CM10-CMCR*P value†PPA‡
Cut/pierceCut/pierce656712100024220.920.61784.0%
DrowningDrowning66000011771.00NA100.0%
FallFall1931811100001941820.94 0.014 89.9%
Fire/burnFire/flame241211000025131.001.00092.3%
Hot object/substance1200012
FirearmFirearm540012143220201.00NA100.0%
MachineryMachinery23000000231.501.00066.7%
MVTMVT1571332200001591350.85 <0.001 80.4%
Other pedal cyclistOther pedal cyclist323000000032300.940.68382.4%
Other pedestrianOther pedestrian47000000471.750.24857.1%
Other transportOther transport2350000002351.90 <0.001 32.8%
Other land transport1500015
MV non-traffic2400024
Natural/environmentalOther natural/environmental82000000821.00NA100%
Bite and stings-non-venomous50005
Bite and stings-venomous10001
OverexertionOverexertion46000000461.500.72411.1%
PoisoningPoisoning35341615001252510.981.00094.3%
Struck by/againstStruck by/against23310026270049581.18 0.016 81.4%
SuffocationSuffocation33000000331.00NA100.0%
Other specifiedOther specified, no NEC171600540122180.950.28969.6%
NECOther specified, NEC0000020103NA0.2480.0%
Not specifiedUnspecified3100010004102.500.11416.7%
Total 545 545 26 26 56 55 5 6 632 632
Total: CR* 1.001.000.981.2
  • All statistically significant p-values are in bold.

  • *CR: comparability ratio.

  • †McNemar’s test on paired proportions.

  • ‡PPA: Chamberlain’s per cent positive agreement.

  • MV, motor vehicle; MVT, motor vehicle traffic; NA, not ppplicable; NEC, not elsewhere classifiable.