Y36.3

War operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substances

Requires 7th character

Y36.3 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • War operations involving smoke, fumes, and heat from fires, conflagrations and hot substances

Includes (from Y36)

  • injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war, civil insurrection, and peacekeeping missions
  • 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.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • war operations involving fires and conflagrations aboard military aircraft (Y36.1-)
  • war operations involving fires and conflagrations aboard military watercraft (Y36.0-)
  • war operations involving fires and conflagrations caused indirectly by conventional weapons (Y36.2-)
  • war operations involving fires and thermal effects of nuclear weapons (Y36.53-)
  • injury to military personnel occurring during peacetime military operations (Y37.-) (from Y36)
  • military vehicles involved in transport accidents with non-military vehicle during peacetime (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81) (from Y36)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at Y36). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Also known as

  • War operations involving smoke, fumes, and heat from fires, conflagrations and hot substances

Parent code

  • Y36Operations of warNeeds 7th char

More specific codes Y36.3

  • Y36.30War operations involving unspecified fire, conflagration and hot substanceNeeds 7th char
  • Y36.31War operations involving gasoline bombNeeds 7th char
  • Y36.32War operations involving incendiary bulletNeeds 7th char
  • Y36.33War operations involving flamethrowerNeeds 7th char
  • Y36.39War operations involving other fires, conflagrations and hot substancesNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • Y36.0War operations involving explosion of marine weaponsNeeds 7th char
  • Y36.1War operations involving destruction of aircraftNeeds 7th char
  • Y36.2War operations involving other explosions and fragmentsNeeds 7th char
  • Y36.4War operations involving firearm discharge and other forms of conventional warfareNeeds 7th char
  • Y36.5War operations involving nuclear weaponsNeeds 7th char
  • Y36.6War operations involving biological weaponsNeeds 7th char
  • Y36.7War operations involving chemical weapons and other forms of unconventional warfareNeeds 7th char
  • Y36.8War operations occurring after cessation of hostilitiesNeeds 7th char
  • Y36.9Other and unspecified war operationsNeeds 7th char
  • Y36.ABlast overpressure in war operationsNeeds 7th char

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