Occupant of stcar injured in collisn/hit by roll stok, init

This code signifies an injury sustained by an individual who was a passenger or operator within a streetcar that was involved in a collision with another piece of rolling stock (e.g., train, other streetcar) or was struck by rolling stock. It specifically captures the initial treatment for such an event.

Apply this code when documenting the initial medical encounter for a patient injured while occupying a streetcar that collided with or was hit by another train, streetcar, or similar rail vehicle. This would include scenarios like a streetcar derailing due to impact with another rail car, or a streetcar being struck while stationary.

• Ensure the patient was an occupant of the streetcar, not a pedestrian or occupant of the other rolling stock.
• Verify this is the initial encounter for treatment of the injury; subsequent encounters will require different seventh characters.
• Always code the specific injury(ies) sustained by the patient in addition to this external cause code.