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CodeSystem: ExposureMode

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ExposureMode Version: 2.1.0
Active as of 2019-03-20 Responsible: HL7 Computable Name: ExposureMode
Other Identifiers: id: urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.1113

Code for the mechanism by which the exposure agent was exchanged or potentially exchanged by the participants involved in the exposure.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

CodeURITypeDescription
SpecializesCodingThe child code is a more narrow version of the concept represented by the parent code. I.e. Every child concept is also a valid parent concept. Used to allow determination of subsumption. Must be transitive, irreflexive, antisymmetric.
GeneralizesCodingInverse of Specializes. Only included as a derived relationship.
internalIdhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v3-internal-idcodeThe internal identifier for the concept in the HL7 Access database repository.
notSelectablehttp://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectablebooleanIndicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts
statushttp://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#statuscodeDesignation of a concept's state. Normally is not populated unless the state is retired.

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ExposureMode defines the following codes in a Is-A heirarchy:

LvlCodeDisplayDefinitioninternalIdNot Selectablestatus
1_ExposureMode ExposureModeCode for the mechanism by which the exposure agent was exchanged or potentially exchanged by the participants involved in the exposure.22377trueactive
2  AIRBORNE airborne**Description:** Communication of an agent from a living subject or environmental source to a living subject through indirect contact via oral or nasal inhalation.22379active
2  CONTACT contact**Description:** Communication of an agent from a living subject or environmental source to a living subject through direct physical contact.22381active
2  FOODBORNE foodborne**Description:** Communication of an agent from a food source to a living subject via oral consumption.22380active
2  WATERBORNE waterborne**Description:** Communication of an agent to a living subject by contact and/or consumption via an aqueous medium22378active

History

DateActionCustodianAuthorComment
2022-10-18reviseTSMGMarc DuteauFixing missing metadata; up-349
2022-02-17 00:00:32+1100reviseVocabulary WGGrahame GrievePopulate Missing caseSensitive property; UP-286
2020-05-06reviseVocabulary WGTed KleinMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.