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1.14.4.1.1113 v3 Code System ExposureMode

This code system (http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ExposureMode) is defined as part of HL7 v3.

Formal value Set definition (identifier http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/vs/ExposureMode): XML or JSON

Release Date: 2014-08-07

1.14.4.1.1113.1 Description

Code for the mechanism by which the exposure agent was exchanged or potentially exchanged by the participants involved in the exposure.

LevelCodeDisplayDefinition
1(_ExposureMode)  Code for the mechanism by which the exposure agent was exchanged or potentially exchanged by the participants involved in the exposure.
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