Legal intervnt w manhandling, unsp person injured, sequela

This code signifies a sequela (late effect) resulting from a past incident of legal intervention that involved physical force or rough handling by law enforcement or other legal authorities. The specific individual injured is not identified, and the long-term consequences of this event are now being addressed.

Use this code when documenting a patient's current health condition or injury that is a direct, delayed consequence of a prior incident of manhandling during a legal intervention. This applies when the initial injury has healed, but residual or chronic issues persist, and the specific person injured was not documented at the time of the initial event.

• Ensure the medical record clearly links the current condition to a past legal intervention involving manhandling.
• This is a sequela code, so it should be used for chronic or late effects, not acute injuries.
• Always sequence this code after the code for the specific sequela (e.g., chronic pain, PTSD, scar contracture).