The following classification is based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, ICD-10.(10) The groups relating to multiple locations should be used only to classify cases where the victim suffers from several injuries to different parts of the body and no injury is obviously more severe than the others. In order to designate the side of the body injured, a further digit may be added to the code for the part of body injured, where relevant, as follows:
1: right side
2: left side
3: both sides
The coding given below does not correspond to that given in the ICD-10, due to differences in structure.
Code Designation
1 Head
1.1 Scalp, skull, brain and cranial nerves and vessels
1.2 Ear(s)
1.3 Eye(s)
1.4 Tooth, teeth
1.5 Other specified parts of facial area
1.7 Head, multiple sites affected
1.8 Head, other specified parts not elsewhere classified
1.9 Head, unspecified
2 Neck, including spine and vertebrae in the neck
2.1 Spine and vertebrae
2.8 Neck, other specified parts not elsewhere classified
2.9 Neck, unspecified
3 Back, including spine and vertebrae in the back
3.1 Spine and vertebrae
3.8 Back, other specified parts not elsewhere classified
3.9 Back, unspecified
4 Trunk and internal organs
4.1 Rib cage (ribs including sternum and shoulder blades)
4.2 Other parts of thorax, including internal organs
4.3 Pelvic and abdominal area, including internal organs
4.4 External genitalia
4.7 Trunk, multiple sites affected
4.8 Trunk, other specified parts not elsewhere classified
4.9 Trunk and internal organs, unspecified
5 Upper extremities
5.1 Shoulder and shoulder joints
5.2 Arm, including elbow
5.3 Wrist
5.4 Hand
5.5 Thumb
5.6 Other finger(s)
5.7 Upper extremities, multiple sites affected
5.8 Upper extremities, other specified parts not elsewhere classified
5.9 Upper extremities, unspecified
6 Lower extremities
6.1 Hip and hip joint
6.2 Leg, including knee
6.3 Ankle
6.4 Foot
6.5 Toe(s)
6.7 Lower extremities, multiple sites affected
6.8 Lower extremities, other specified parts not elsewhere classified
6.9 Lower extremities, unspecified
7 Whole body and multiple sites
7.1 Systemic effect (for example, from poisoning or infection)
7.8 Multiple sites of the body affected
9 Other parts of body injured
10 Part of body injured, unspecified
1. This inclusion should not be interpreted as condoning child labour.
2. For full details, see United Nations, Statistical Papers, Series M, No. 4, Rev. 3 (New York, UN doc. ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/4/Rev. 3, 1990).
3. For full details, see United Nations: International Recommendations for Industrial Statistics, Statistical Papers, Series M, No. 48, Rev. 1 (New York, UN doc. ST/ESA/STAT/SER.M/48/Rev. 1, 1983).
4. For full details, see ILO International Standard Classification of Occupations: ISCO-88 (Geneva, 1990).
5. This sub-major group is intended to include persons who -- as directors, chief executives or department managers -- manage enterprises requiring a total of three or more managers.
6. This sub-major group is intended to include persons who manage enterprises on their own behalf, or on behalf of the proprietor, with some non-managerial help and assistance of no more than one other manager.
7. For full details, see ILO, Report of the Conference, Fifteenth International Conference of Labour Statisticians (Geneva, 19-28 Jan. 1993), (Geneva, doc. ICLS/15/D.6(Rev. 1), 1993).
8. For linguistic convenience the group titles and definitions have been formulated in a way which corresponds to the situation where each person holds only one job during the reference period. Rules for classifying persons with two or more jobs are given in section V.
9. For full details, see WHO International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, ICD-10 (Geneva, 1992).
10. For full details, see WHO International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, ICD-10
(Geneva, 1992).