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Today's code of the day is...
Papercut- 𝗪𝟮𝟲.𝟮𝗫𝗫𝗔
Each year around this time, friends and families begin mailing their holiday cards. Today is a reminder to get your cards ready, in the envelope and stamps on them so you can mail them soon. Sending a card during the holidays hasn't always been a tradition. In Victorian England, sending Penny Post was inexpensive and frequent. It was also considered rude to ignore a written message. One particularly popular Victorian invented the holiday card out of necessity. Sir Henry Cole received frequent letters, and it left him little time for other responsibilities. In 1843, he asked his friend J.C. Horsley to illustrate a design he had in mind. Soon, Cole was off to the printer, and he mailed the first Christmas card in the Penny Post to friends, family, and many acquaintances.
There seems like there is a specific external cause code for almost anything, even for a papercut. So don't forget when a patient comes in for an injury to add the additional codes for the injury. These codes are important in insurance and legal matters.
From the index: Cut --> See Contact with --> Contact --> With --> Paper --> 𝗪𝟮𝟲.𝟮
𝗪𝟮𝟲.𝟮𝗫𝗫𝗔- Contact with edge of stiff paper, initial encounter
❌𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 1:
assault (𝗫𝟵𝟮-𝗬𝟬𝟵)
contact or collision with animals or persons (𝗪𝟱𝟬-𝗪𝟲𝟰)
exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (𝗬𝟯𝟲.-, 𝗬𝟯𝟳.-)
intentional self-harm (𝗫𝟳𝟭-𝗫𝟴𝟯)
⚠️𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 2:
sharp object(s) embedded in skin (𝗪𝟰𝟱.-)
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