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. 2006 Aug;12(4):253–257. doi: 10.1136/ip.2006.011510

Table 2 Example ICECI coding for “a child tripped over the family dog while kicking the ball during a play game of soccer in the grassy back yard of his own home, and fell, sustaining a cut lip and broken tooth when he struck against a nearby garden chair”.

Dimension Instance ICECI category label ICECI code
Underlying
 Mechanism Tripped over Falling/stumbling by tripping on same level C2 1.5.1
 Object The family dog Dog C3 13.04.01
Direct
 Mechanism Struck against Contact with static object C2 1.2.2
 Object Garden chair Other specified chair, sofa C3 5.02.98
Intent Implied Unintentional C1 1
Place Grassy backyard Home C4 1
Outdoors P1 1
Garden, yard P2 14
At injured person's home P4 1
Activity Kicking the ball during a play game of soccer Other specified sports and exercise during leisure time (physical activities similar to organised sports activity, but not under the auspices of a sports federation, club, or similar organisation) C5 4.8
Team ball‐sports: soccer—outdoor S1 1.12
Phase of activity: during competition/participation S3 4