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W26

Contact with other sharp objects

• sharp object(s) embedded in skin (W45)

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W26

• initial encounter
• subsequent encounter
• sequela

W26.0

Contact with knife

• contact with electric knife (W29.1)

W26.1

Contact with sword or dagger

W26.2

Contact with edge of stiff paper

• Paper cut

W26.8

Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified

• Contact with tin can lid

W26.9

Contact with unspecified sharp object(s)