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Selecting a main injury. Margaret Warner Robert Anderson Limor Aharonson-Daniel Cleo Rooney Maria Segui Gomez. Introduction. What are the issues? ICD-10 guidance on selecting a main injury from multiple causes of death is being revised
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Selecting a main injury Margaret Warner Robert Anderson Limor Aharonson-Daniel Cleo Rooney Maria Segui Gomez
Introduction What are the issues? • ICD-10 guidance on selecting a main injury from multiple causes of death is being revised 2) ICE has been asked to provide a ranking of severity of injuries. 3) There is not an agreed upon method to do this….
Topics to be addressed • Who is the WHO Mortality Reference Group and why have they asked ICE on Injury Statistics for guidance… • What are the MRG’s current recommendations for selecting a main injury • What is the ICE on Injury Statistics proposed methodology for ranking severity? • Commentary