Prsn brd/alit from bus injured in collision w ped/anml, init

This code describes an injury sustained by an individual who is in the process of getting on or off a bus, and is involved in a collision with either a pedestrian or an animal. The injury occurs specifically during the boarding or alighting phase, not while the person is a passenger inside the bus or simply a pedestrian near the bus.

Use this code when documenting an injury to a patient who was struck by a pedestrian or an animal while they were actively entering or exiting a bus. This applies to scenarios such as a passenger stepping off a bus and being hit by a dog, or a person boarding a bus and colliding with a pedestrian on the sidewalk.

• Ensure the documentation clearly states the patient was boarding or alighting the bus at the time of the collision.
• Verify the collision was specifically with a pedestrian or an animal, not another vehicle or object.
• Remember this is an "initial encounter" code, so subsequent encounters for the same injury will require a different seventh character.