NOTE: Excludes bleeding arising from instrumented sites. CODE 1 Gastrointestinal site Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from the gastrointestinal area. CODE 2 Genitourinary site Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from the genitourinary area. CODE 3 Intracranial site Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from an intracranial site. CODE 4 Pulmonary site Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from a pulmonary site. CODE 5 Pericardial site Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from the pericardium. CODE 6 Other site(s) Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from a site not listed in codes 1-5. CODE 7 Unidentified site Use this code when the person has a fall in haemoglobin without an identifiable spontaneous site of bleeding. CODE 99 Not stated/inadequately described Not for use in primary data collections. |