Indicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts
Concepts
This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ExposureMode defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:
Lvl
Code
Display
Definition
Not Selectable
1
_ExposureMode
ExposureMode
Code for the mechanism by which the exposure agent was exchanged or potentially exchanged by the participants involved in the exposure.
true
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.
2
CONTACT
contact
Description: Communication of an agent from a living subject or environmental source to a living subject through direct physical contact.
2
FOODBORNE
foodborne
Description: Communication of an agent from a food source to a living subject via oral consumption.
2
WATERBORNE
waterborne
Description: Communication of an agent to a living subject by contact and/or consumption via an aqueous medium