A 26-year-old male, involved in a car crash, was taken to the local emergency department (ED) in a coma, where he was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness of one hour. Glasgow come scale (GCS) was 6 on arrival in the ED. Patient was transferred to a trauma center for further care.
Discharge diagnosis: Traumatic brain injury
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Codes.
Specifying the diagnosis of a person involved in unidentified motor vehicle acviacci.- V89.2XXA.
Traumatic brain injury. - S06.2X9A.
Glasgow coma scale- R40.24
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