Generated Narrative: CodeSystem mccod-place-of-injury This case-insensitive code system http://mccod.w3datanet.com/fhir/CodeSystem/mccod-place-of-injury defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy: Code Display Definition at-home At Home The external cause occurred at the deceased's private residence, including house, apartment, or other dwelling place. residential Residential Institution The external cause occurred at a residential institution such as a nursing home, orphanage, prison, or military barracks. school-or-public-administration School, Other Institution or Public Administrative Area The external cause occurred at a school, university, other educational institution, government office, or public administrative area. sports-and-athletics Sports and Athletics Area The external cause occurred at a sports facility, athletics ground, swimming pool, gymnasium, or similar recreational sports area. street-and-highway Street and Highway The external cause occurred on a public road, street, highway, freeway, motorway, or footpath adjacent to a road. trade-and-service Trade and Service Area The external cause occurred at a commercial or service establishment such as a market, shop, restaurant, hotel, office building, or place of work not elsewhere classified. industrial-and-construction Industrial and Construction Area The external cause occurred at a factory, industrial site, construction site, mine, power plant, or similar industrial area. farm Farm The external cause occurred on agricultural land, farm buildings, or other farming premises. other Other Place (Please Specify) The external cause occurred at a place not covered by the other codes. When this code is used, a text description of the place SHALL be provided in the Observation.valueCodeableConcept.text element. unknown Unknown The place of occurrence of the external cause is not known. Use only when the place genuinely cannot be determined.
MCCoD Place of Occurrence of External Cause
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Code system defining the place of occurrence of the external cause of death, as specified in the WHO Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCoD) Form B. This element is relevant only when the manner of death involves an external cause (Assault, Accident, Legal Intervention, Intentional Self Harm, War). When the code 'other' is used, the Observation SHALL include a text component specifying the place — this is enforced at the profile level. Member countries SHALL use these codes without modification to ensure regional comparability.
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The external cause occurred at the deceased's private residence, including house, apartment, or other dwelling place.
The external cause occurred at a residential institution such as a nursing home, orphanage, prison, or military barracks.
School, Other Institution or Public Administrative Area
The external cause occurred at a school, university, other educational institution, government office, or public administrative area.
The external cause occurred at a sports facility, athletics ground, swimming pool, gymnasium, or similar recreational sports area.
The external cause occurred on a public road, street, highway, freeway, motorway, or footpath adjacent to a road.
The external cause occurred at a commercial or service establishment such as a market, shop, restaurant, hotel, office building, or place of work not elsewhere classified.
The external cause occurred at a factory, industrial site, construction site, mine, power plant, or similar industrial area.
The external cause occurred on agricultural land, farm buildings, or other farming premises.
The external cause occurred at a place not covered by the other codes. When this code is used, a text description of the place SHALL be provided in the Observation.valueCodeableConcept.text element.
The place of occurrence of the external cause is not known. Use only when the place genuinely cannot be determined.