In ICD-10, which chapter contains codes to identify who, what, when, and where an accident or injury occurred?
A) Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities
B) Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings; not elsewhere classified
C) Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causes
D) Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity
E) Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

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Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity is designed to provide codes to identify the external cause of an injury, such as how, where, and when the injury or health condition occurred.

In ICD-10, Which Chapter Contains Codes to Identify Who, What