OIICS

Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System

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	Part of Body


	Source/Secondary Source


	Event or Exposure

PART OF BODY AFFECTED

SELECTION RULES

DEFINITION:

The part of body affected identifies the part of the body directly affected by the previously identified nature of injury or illness.

RULES OF SELECTION:

When the previously named injury or illness involves a single part, choose that part. Example: for fractured jaw, choose Jaw/chin.
Traumatic Injuries and Disorders including internal burns and are generally coded to the external part or location, including specific locations for the mouth and back. Example: for lumbar sprain, choose Lumbar region of the Back. Exceptions are noted below.
- When Intracranial Injury (including Concussion) is identified, choose Brain.
- When the injury or illness affects an entire body system, rather than a particular part, name Body Systems. Example: for hypothermia, choose Body Systems.
Internal body parts should be named when a disease, disorder, or condition originated at, or is limited to, that internal part. Example: for hepatitis, choose Liver; for lung cancer, choose Lung.
- When the illness is cancer, choose the classification code for the original site of cancer.
When the injury is an amputation, choose the classification code that represents the nearest part of body lost. Example: for amputation at knee, choose Lower leg(s).
When the previously named injury or illness involves two or more parts within the same division, select the multiple classification code that includes those parts. Example: If lower leg, foot, and ankle are burned, choose Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
When the previously named injury or illness involves parts from two or more divisions, select Multiple Body Parts. Example: for dislocated shoulder and fractured upper arm, choose Multiple Body Parts.

DIVISIONS:

The Part of Body Affected code structure is arranged in order from the top of the body (Division 0, Head) to the bottom of the body (Division 4, Lower Extremities). Division 5 classifies body systems. Division 8 classifies multiple body parts from two or more divisions. Division 9 classifies Prosthetic devices and any human parts of the body which are not classified or listed under any of the other divisions.