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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1996 Fourth Quarter

CHILD/ADULT ABUSE

Modifications to the ICD-9-CM classification system have been requested to more specifically classify the circumstances and the common injuries associated with child and adult abuse. Community awareness of abuse and neglect is growing and there is a need for more detailed data collection on its incidence. CHILD ABUSE There are four major facets of child abuse and neglect: physical abuse mental abuse sexual abuse, and neglect (physical, emotional, educational, medical, or social) Various combinations of these four aspects often exist in the individual case. National estimates report that approximately one to two million American children annually suffer abuse or...

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