Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation (E911)
ICD-9 code E911 for Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY SUBMERSION, SUFFOCATION, AND FOREIGN BODIES (E910-E915).
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