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HES Data Dictionary
| HES field name | Cause code | ||||
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| Field | cause | ||||
| Class | Clinical | ||||
| Length and format | 6an | ||||
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| Description | |||||
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External cause of injury or poisoning. This item is a copy of the first diagnosis code that represents an external cause. |
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| Value | |||||
6an = Code copied from a diagnosis field: this is a standard ICD-10 code in the range V01-Y98 null = Unfinished episode, other maternity event or no cause code found |
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