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Table 2 ICPC2 codes

From: Changing role of EMS –analyses of non-conveyed and conveyed patients in Finland

ICPC2 –codes (n = 37,575, missing 2688)

General

n

%

A01

Pain general

566

1.5

A03

Fever

1269

3.4

A04

Weakness/tiredness, general

5060

13.5

A06

Fainting/syncope

708

1.9

A07

Unconsciousness

248

0.7

A78

Suspected sepsis

432

1.2

A80

Major trauma

852

2.3

A81

Multiple trauma

153

0.4

A84

Drug overdose

286

0.8

A85

Side effect of medicine

74

0.2

A86

Toxic effect non-medicinal substance

253

0.7

A87

Complication of surgical procedure

100

0.3

A88.1

Drowning

16

0.04

A88.2

Hypothermia

44

0.1

A88.3

Hyperthermia

16

0.04

A88.4

Pressure related disease

1

0.00

A92

Allergy/allergic reaction NOS

307

0.8

A95

SIDS

4

0.01

A96

Death

167

0.4

A97

No disease

1635

4.4

Gastrointestinal

n

%

D01

Acute abdomen

1663

4.4

D09

Nausea

243

0.7

D10

Vomiting

283

0.8

D11

Diarrhoea

178

0.5

D14

Haematemesis/vomiting blood

81

0.2

D15

Melaena

34

0.1

D16

Rectal bleeding

144

0.4

Eye

n

%

F01

Eye pain

7

0.02

F29

Eye symptom/complaint other

78

0.2

F76

Foreign body in eye

3

0.01

F79

Injury eye other

27

0.1

Ear

n

%

H01

Ear pain

5

0.01

H29

Ear symptom/complaint other

15

0.04

H76

Foreign body in ear

1

0.00

H79

Ear injury other

6

0.02

Cardiac and circulation

 A11

Chest pain

985

2.6

 K29

Cardiovascular symptom/complaint other

188

0.5

 K74

Iscaemic chest pain

860

2.3

 K75

Acute myocardial infarction

129

0.3

 K77

Acute heart failure

276

0.7

 K78

Atrial fibrillation/flutter

611

1.6

 K79

Paroxysmal tachycardia

87

0.2

 K80

Other cardiac arrhythmia

804

2.1

 K85

High blood pressure

263

0.7

 K89

Transient cerebral ischaemia (TIA)

258

0.7

 K90

Stroke

866

2.3

 K93

Pulmonary embolism

34

0.1

 K98

Cardiac arrest

126

0.3

 K99

Suspected of aortic aneurysm

23

0.1

Musculoskeletal

 L01

Neck symptom/complaint

193

0.5

 L02

Back symptom/complaint

983

2.6

 L04

Chest symptom/complaint

224

0.6

 L05

Flank/axilla symptom/complaint

173

0.5

 L08

Shoulder symptom/complaint

248

0.7

 L09

Arm symptom/complaint

120

0.3

 L10

Elbow symptom/complaint

48

0.1

 L11

Wrist symptom/complaint

73

0.2

 L12

Hand/finger symptom/complaint

145

0.4

 L13

Hip symptom/complaint

681

1.8

 L14

Leg/thigh symptom/complaint

222

0.6

 L15

Knee symptom/complaint

311

0.8

 L16

Ankle symptom/complaint

148

0.4

 L17

Foot/toe symptom/complaint

443

1.2

 L29

Musculoskeletal symptom/complaint other

158

0.4

Acute injury related

 L76

Fracture

159

0.4

 L79

Sprain/strain of joint NOS

10

0.03

 L80

Dislocation/subluxation

33

01

 L81

Injury musculoskeletal NOS

184

0.5

Nervous system

 N01

Headache

496

1.3

 N07

Convulsion/seizure

832

2.2

 N17

Vertigo/dizziness

1033

2.8

 N80

Head injury

994

2.7

 N81

Spinal trauma

41

0.1

Psychiatric

 P16

Acute alcohol abuse

1597

4.3

 P19

Drug abuse (not medicinal drugs)

121

0.3

 P29

Psychological symptom / complaint other

1660

4.4

 P77

Suicide/suicide attempt

86

0.2

 P98

Psychosis

198

0.5

Respiratory

 R01

Pain respiratory system

39

0.1

 R02

Shortness of breath / dyspnoea

1607

4.3

 R05

Cough

41

0.1

 R06

Nose bleed/epistaxis

242

0.6

 R29

Respiratory symptom / complaint other

284

0.8

 R77

Laryngitis

21

0.1

 R83

Respiratory infection other

221

0.6

 R87

Foreign body nose / larynx

68

0.2

 R95

COPD

74

0.2

 R96

Asthma

41

0.1

 R98

Hyperventilation syndrome

107

0.3

Skin

n

%

 S12

Insect bite/sting

48

0.1

 S13

Animal/human bite

18

0.1

 S14

Burn/scald

59

0.2

 S15

Foreign body in skin

4

0.01

 S16

Bruise/contusion

119

0.3

 S18

Laceration/cut

1024

2.7

 S29

Skin symptom/complaint other

47

0.1

Endocrinology

n

%

 T11

Dehydration

86

0.2

 T87

Hypoglycaemia

174

0.5

 A91

Hyperglycemia

164

0.4

Urinary

n

%

 U08

Urinary retention

93

0.3

 U29

Urinary symptom/complaint other

351

0.9

Female genital

n

%

 X29

Genital symptom/complaint female other

37

0.1

 X82

Injury genital female

2

0.01

Male genital

n

%

 Y29

Genital symptom/complaint male other

26

0.1

 Y80

Injury male genital

9

0.02

Social

n

%

 Z25

Assault/harmful event problem

198

0.5

 Z29

Social problem NOS

193

0.5

Pregnancy and childbirth

n

%

 W03

Antepartum bleeding

23

0.1

 W29

Pregnancy symptom/complaint other

43

0.1

 W90

Uncomplicated delivery livebirth

19

0.1

 W92

Complicated delivery livebirth

9

0.02

 W93

Complicated labour/delivery stillbirth

1

0.00