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T75.0: Effects of lightning

Your health has been damaged by a lightning strike.

A direct lightning strike can be harmful to health. But also if you are in the vicinity of a lightning strike you can suffer damage to health.

A lightning strike can cause a range of damage to health. The skin or hair may get burned, for example. The heart may beat too quickly, too slowly, or irregularly after the lightning strike. There may also be damage to the brain or lungs. The lightning strike may also cause you to pass out. You can also suffer circulatory shock. A circulatory shock involves having major problems with the circulatory system. As a result, some areas of the body no longer get a sufficient supply of blood.

Health damage can also be caused by the impact and shock wave from the lightning strike. The shock wave can tear the eardrum, for example. The eardrum is a think membrane in the ear. The eardrum guides sound waves onward in the ear. The eyes can also be damaged.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).