Kitchen in school dormitory as place

This code identifies an injury or adverse event that occurred within a kitchen located inside a school dormitory. It specifies the physical location where an external cause of morbidity, such as a fall, burn, or cut, took place.

Apply this code when documenting an incident where a patient sustained an injury in a kitchen area within a dormitory setting at an educational institution. This is appropriate for students, staff, or visitors who experience an accident in such a location.

• Always use this as a secondary code to specify the place of occurrence, following the primary external cause code.
• Ensure the medical record clearly indicates the incident happened in a kitchen specifically, not just any part of the dormitory.
• Verify the dormitory is associated with a school to differentiate from other types of dormitories or residential facilities.