• A broad classification of types of treatment or guidance which may be provided to a PATIENT as a result of Accident And Emergency Attendance.
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• Certain items are sub-analysed to specify the diagnosis, investigation or treatment more precisely. These are marked with an asterisk. The diagnosis sub-analysis list follows the main diagnosis list, and the treatment sub-analysis list follows the main treatment list.
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• It is recommended that computerised systems provide a minimum of six character fields for each category in order to accommodate more detailed information if necessary. Where fewer than six characters are required for coding, such as for investigations and treatments, it is recommended that the codes are left-justified and the unused fields left blank.
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• ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY TREATMENT is a six character code, comprising:

Condition	n2 (see Treatment Table below)
Sub-Analysis	n1 (see Sub-analysis Table below)
Local use	up to an3

Accident and Emergency Treatment - Treatment

Treatment	Code
Dressing*	01
Bandage/support	02
Sutures*	03
Wound closure (excluding sutures)*	04
Plaster of Paris*	05
Splint	06
Prescription - Retired 2006-04-01	07
Removal foreign body	08
Physiotherapy*	09
Manipulation*	10
Incision & drainage	11
Intravenous cannula	12
Central line	13
Lavage/emesis/charcoal/eye irrigation	14
Intubation & Endotracheal tubes/laryngeal mask airways/rapid sequence induction	15
Chest drain	16
Urinary catheter/suprapubic	17
Defibrillation/pacing*	18
Resuscitation/cardiopulmonary resuscitation	19
Minor surgery	20
Observation/electrocardiogram, pulse oximetry/head injury/trends	21
Guidance/advice only*	22
Anaesthesia*	23
Tetanus*	24
Nebuliser/spacer	25
Parenteral thrombolysis*	28
Other Parenteral drugs*	29
Recording vital signs	30
Burns review	31
Recall/x-ray review	32
Fracture review	33
Wound cleaning	34
Dressing/wound review	35
Sling/collar cuff/broad arm sling	36
Epistaxis control	37
Nasal airway	38
Oral airway	39
Supplemental oxygen	40
Continuous positive airways pressure/nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation/bag valve mask	41
Arterial line	42
Infusion fluids	43
Blood product transfusion	44
Pericardiocentesis	45
Lumbar puncture	46
Joint aspiration	47
Minor plastic procedure/split skin graft	48
Active rewarming of the hypothermic patient	49
Cooling - control body temperature	50
Medication administered*	51
Occupational Therapy*	52
Loan of walking aid (crutches)	53
Social work intervention	54
Eye*	55
Dental treatment	56
Prescription/medicines prepared to take away	57
Other (consider alternatives)	27
None (consider guidance/advice option)	99

Items sub-analysed in Table below

Accident and Emergency Treatment - Sub-analysis

Sub-analysis Treatment		Code
Dressing	- dressing minor wound/burn/eye - dressing major wound/burn	1 2
Sutures	- primary sutures - secondary/complex suture - removal of sutures/clips	1 2 3
Wound closure (excluding sutures)	- steristrips - wound glue - other (e.g. clips)	1 2 3
Plaster of Paris	- application Plaster of Paris - removal Plaster of Paris	1 2
Physiotherapy	- strapping, ultra sound treatment, short wave diathermy, manipulation - gait re-education, falls prevention	1 2
Manipulation	- manipulation of upper limb fracture - manipulation of lower limb fracture - manipulation of dislocation	1 2 3
Defibrillation/pacing	- defibrillation - external pacing	1 2
Guidance/advice only	- written - verbal	1 2
Anaesthesia	- general anaesthetic - local anaesthetic - regional block - entonox - sedation - other	1 2 3 4 5 6
Tetanus	- immune - tetanus toxoid course - tetanus toxoid booster - human immunoglobulin - combined tetanus/diphtheria course - combined tetanus/diphtheria booster	1 2 3 4 5 6
Parenteral thrombolysis	- streptokinase parenteral thrombolysis - recombinant - plasminogen activator	1 2
Other Parenteral drugs	- intravenous drug, e.g. stat/bolus - intravenous infusion	1 2
Medication administered	- oral - intra-muscular - subcutaneous - per rectum - sublingual - intra-nasal - eye drops - ear drops - topical skin cream	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Occupational Therapy	- OT functional assessment - OT activities of daily living equipment provision	1 2
Eye	- orthoptic exercises - laser of retina/iris or posterior capsule - retrobulbar injection - epilation of lashes - subconjunctival injection	1 2 3 4 5