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This value set (http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-ExposureMode) is defined as part of HL7 v3.
Summary
| Defining URL: | http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-ExposureMode |
| Name: | v3 Code System ExposureMode |
| Definition: | Code for the mechanism by which the exposure agent was exchanged or potentially exchanged by the participants involved in the exposure. |
| OID: | (for OID based terminology systems) |
| Source Resource | XML / JSON |
This value set is not currently used

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

This expansion generated 31 Mar 2016
This value set contains 4 concepts
All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ExposureMode
| Code | Display | Definition |
| 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. |
| CONTACT | contact | Description: Communication of an agent from a living subject or environmental source to a living subject through direct physical contact. |
| FOODBORNE | foodborne | Description: Communication of an agent from a food source to a living subject via oral consumption. |
| WATERBORNE | waterborne | Description: Communication of an agent to a living subject by contact and/or consumption via an aqueous medium |
This value set includes codes from the following code systems: