PL13.0
Overdose of substance, as mode of injury or harm
Overdose de substância como modo de lesão ou dano
CategoryDefinition
Incorrect dose (too high) administered by healthcare system, self or delivery unspecified. Includes excess drug arising from these mechanisms: incorrect timing, incorrect rate, Incorrect duration of administration or course of therapy, Incorrect strength or concentration, Incorrect preparation, including inappropriate cutting of tablets, error in compounding, mixing, etc.
Coding Note
Code first the injury or harm associated with the drug, medicament or substance. Code also the cause of harm which identifies the substance.
Exclusions
- Overdose of substance without injury or harm
- Unintentional exposure to or harmful effects of drugs, medicaments or biological substances
- Intentional self-harm by exposure to or harmful effects of drugs, medicaments or biological substances
- Assault by exposure to or harmful effects of drugs, medicaments or biological substances
- Exposure to or harmful effects of undetermined intent of drugs, medicaments or biological substances
Inclusions
- overdose of prescribed drug
- medication error leading to excess level or effect of prescribed drug
Index Terms
Overdose of substance, as mode of injury or harmwrong dose of substance as mode of injurywrong strength of substance as mode of injurydose of substance administered or taken too early or too quickly as a mode of injuryextra dose of substance administered as mode of injuryexcess dosage of substance administered as mode of injuryoverdose of substance arising from frequent administration leading to excess level or effect of medication or substanceoverdose of substance arising from error in mixing as mode of injuryoverdose of substance arising from error in compounding as mode of injuryoverdose of substance arising from including inappropriate cutting of tablets as mode of injuryoverdose of substance arising from incorrect preparation as mode of injuryoverdose of substance arising from incorrect rate as mode of injuryoverdose of substance arising from incorrect duration of administration or course of therapy as mode of injuryoverdose of substance arising from incorrect strength or concentration as mode of injuryoverdose of substance arising from incorrect timing as mode of injuryoverdose of prescribed drugoverdose of drug administered by health care providerwrong dose of drug leading to excess level or effect of medication or substanceincorrect strength leading to excess level or effect of medication of substance as mode of injuryincorrect dose leading to excess level or effect of medication or substance as mode of injurywrong strength leading to excess level or effect of medication of substance as mode of injuryadverse drug event leading to excess level or effectmedication error leading to excess level or effect of prescribed drugprescription drug overdose