Suicide attempt (intentional self-harm): Difference between revisions
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*Also code mechanism if known. | *Also code mechanism if known. | ||
*This code should not be the primary admit diagnosis, instead the physiologic or lab (etc) manifestation of the suicide attempt should be primary | *This code should not be the primary admit diagnosis, instead the physiologic or lab (etc) manifestation of the suicide attempt should be primary | ||
**e.g. suicide attempt via walk into traffic and get multiple trauma. The primary would be the trauma, combined with the mechanism of trauma and with the suicide attempt. | **e.g. suicide attempt via walk into traffic and get multiple trauma. The primary would be the trauma, combined with the mechanism of trauma and with the suicide attempt. | ||