Other cataclysmic storms
Requires 7th character
X37.8 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Cloudburst
- Torrential rain
Includes (from X37)
- Note: This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- flood (X38)
7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at X37). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Also known as
- Cloudburst
- Torrential rain
- Drowning, due to cloudburst
- Drowning, due to torrential rain
- Forces of nature, cataclysmic storm, cloudburst
- Forces of nature, cataclysmic storm, specified storm NEC
- Forces of nature, cloudburst