Chapter XX
External causes of morbidity and mortality
(V01-Y98)

Accidents
(V01-X59)

Other external causes of accidental injury
(W00-X59)

Contact with heat and hot substances
(X10-X19)

[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]
Excludes: exposure to:
· excessive natural heat ( X30 )
· fire and flames ( X00-X09 )

X10 Contact with hot drinks, food, fats and cooking oils
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]

X11 Contact with hot tap-water
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]
Includes: hot water in:
· bath
· bucket
· tub
hot water running out of:
· hose
· tap

X12 Contact with other hot fluids
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]
Includes: water heated on stove
Excludes: hot (liquid) metals ( X18 )

X13 Contact with steam and hot vapours
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]

X14 Contact with hot air and gases
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]
Includes: inhalation of hot air and gases

X15 Contact with hot household appliances
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]
Includes: cooker
hotplate
kettle
saucepan (glass)(metal)
stove (kitchen)
toaster
Excludes: heating appliances ( X16 )

X16 Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]

X17 Contact with hot engines, machinery and tools
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]
Excludes: hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes ( X16 )
hot household appliances ( X15 )

X18 Contact with other hot metals
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]
Includes: liquid metal

X19 Contact with other and unspecified heat and hot substances
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]
Excludes: objects that are not normally hot, e.g., an object made hot by a house fire ( X00-X09 )