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

Accidents
(V01-X59)

Other external causes of accidental injury
(W00-X59)

Overexertion, travel and privation
(X50-X57)

[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]
Excludes: assault ( X85-Y09 )
transport accidents ( V01-V99 )

X50 Overexertion and strenuous or repetitive movements
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]
Includes: lifting:
· heavy objects
· weights
marathon running
rowing

X51 Travel and motion
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]

X52 Prolonged stay in weightless environment
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]
Includes: weightlessness in spacecraft (simulator)

X53 Lack of food
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]
Includes: lack of food as the cause of:
· inanition
· insufficient nourishment
· starvation
Excludes: neglect or abandonment ( Y06.- )

X54 Lack of water
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]
Includes: lack of water as the cause of:
· dehydration
· inanition
Excludes: neglect or abandonment ( Y06.- )

X57 Unspecified privation
[See at the beginning of this chapter for the classification of the place of occurrence and activity]
Includes: destitution