T75.1: Drowning and nonfatal submersion
You suffered a life-threatening shortage of oxygen because you were submerged in water.
There are different reasons why someone can be submerged in water. For example, you can be submerged if you are swimming and become physically exhausted and run out of strength. You can also be submerged if you are unable to swim properly. When the head is below the water, not enough air can get into the lungs. Then, in trying to breathe in, water can gather in the lungs, for example. If the air supply to the lungs is no longer adequate, the body suffers a lack of oxygen. You can pass out if you suffer a lack of oxygen.
A life-threatening shortage of oxygen can also cause circulatory collapse. The heart pumps blood through the blood vessels to the body. The blood then flows back to the heart through other blood vessels. Together, the heart and the blood vessels form the blood circulatory system. Blood supplies oxygen and nutrients to the tissue in the body. With a circulatory collapse, the blood is no longer pumped around the body. When a circulatory collapse is caused by being submerged in water, it is referred to as drowning.
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
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