Table 3. Slipping, tripping, stumbling, and falls (W00-W19) as a cause of spinal cord injury.
ICD-10-CM code | Description | Age ≥61 years (n=644) | Age 16–45 years (n=768) |
W00 | Fall due to ice and snow | 17 (2.6) | 8 (1.0) |
W01 | Fall on same level from slipping, tripping, and stumbling | 190 (29.5) | 44 (5.7) |
W03 | Other fall on same level due to collision with another person | 0 (0.0) | 7 (0.9) |
W04 | Fall while being carried or supported by other persons | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.3) |
W05 | Fall from non-moving wheelchair | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
W06 | Fall from bed | 27 (4.2) | 10 (1.3) |
W07 | Fall from chair | 12 (1.9) | 5 (0.7) |
W08 | Fall from other furniture | 5 (0.8) | 4 (0.5) |
W09 | Fall on and from playground equipment | 0 (0.0) | 9 (1.2) |
W10 | Fall on and from stairs and steps | 141 (21.9) | 34 (4.4) |
W11 | Fall on and from ladder | 35 (5.4) | 64 (8.3) |
W12 | Fall on and from scaffolding | 3 (0.5) | 19 (2.5) |
W13 | Fall from, out of or through building or structure | 37 (5.7) | 162 (21.1) |
W14 | Fall from tree | 11 (1.7) | 54 (7.0) |
W15 | Fall from cliff | 1 (0.2) | 7 (0.9) |
W16 | Fall, jump or diving into water | 8 (1.2) | 239 (31.1) |
W17 | Other fall from one level to another | 24 (3.7) | 51 (6.6) |
W18 | Other slipping, tripping and stumbling and falls | 69 (10.7) | 18 (2.3) |
W19 | Unspecified fall | 63 (9.8) | 31 (4.0) |
Note: Values are given as n (%).