Obamacare: ICD-9 code E978 Legal execution is a medical classification! / Beheading by Guillotine.

Sama_El
Published on Aug 13, 2024
ICD-9 code E978 for Legal execution is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -LEGAL INTERVENTION (E970-E978).

INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES
E978 Legal execution
All executions performed at the behest of the judiciary or ruling authority
[whether permanent or temporary] as:
asphyxiation by gas
beheading, decapitation (by guillotine)
capital punishment
electrocution
hanging
poisoning
shooting
other specified means
INJURY UNDETERMINED WHETHER ACCIDENTALLY OR PURPOSELY
INFLICTED
(E980-E989)
Note: Categories E980-E989 are for use when it is stated that an
investigation by a medical or legal authority has not determined
whether the injuries are accidental, suicidal, or homicidal. They
include self-inflicted injuries, but not poisoning, when not specified
whether accidental or with intent to harm.