This query is used to assess trends in hypothermia or cold exposure in emergency department visits in ESSENCE. The query captures cold exposure, hypothermia, and frost bite using chief complaint, triage note, and discharge diagnosis code (ICD-10CM). The query does not exclude hypothermia related to an underlying medical condition.
Syndrome Definition
T68 or T69.8 or X31 or hypotherm or cold expos or coldexpo or frost or exposure to cold
(,^T68^,or,^T698^,or,^T69.8^,or,^X31^,or,^hypotherm^,or,^cold expos^,or,^coldexpo^,or,^frost^,or,^exposure to cold^,)