Striking against or struck accidentally by a crowd by collective fear or panic with subsequent fall (E917.6)
ICD-9 code E917.6 for Striking against or struck accidentally by a crowd by collective fear or panic with subsequent fall is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER ACCIDENTS (E916-E928).
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