Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System
Deaths were included in the Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System if the following criteria were met:
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Manner of death was suicide, homicide, legal intervention, terrorism, unintentional firearm, or of undetermined intent; and
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Cause of death (underlying or contributing) was coded as one or more of the following ICD-10 external cause of death
codes:
| | ICD-10 Codes |
|---|
| Manner of Death | Death <1 year
after the injury | Death ≥1 year
after the injury |
|---|
| Intentional self harm (suicide) | X60-X84 | Y87.0 |
| Assault (homicide) | X85-X99, Y00-Y09 | Y87.1 |
| Event of undetermined intent | Y10-Y34 | Y87.2, Y89.9 |
| Unintentional exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (firearms) | W32-W34 | Y86 determined to be due to firearms |
| Legal intervention excluding legal executions (Code Y35.5) | Y35.0-Y35.4, Y35.6-Y35.7 | Y89.0 |
| Terrorism | U01, U03 | U02 |
Table prepared by the Office of Health Informatics, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department
of Health Services. Criteria for inclusion were specified by the Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System, created
jointly by the Firearm Injury Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, and the Injury Prevention Program, Division of Public
Health.
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Last Revised: December 15, 2010
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