BCHC urges CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics to classify firearm injuries as assaults
March 2023
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BCHC signed on to a letter led by Safe States Alliance to urge NCHS to code firearm injuries as assaults rather than accidents, as outlined in a proposal submitted to the ICD-10-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee.
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