HL7 Terminology (THO)
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CodeSystem: ExposureMode

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ExposureMode Version: 3.0.0
Active as of 2019-03-20 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: ExposureMode
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.5.1113

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

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem v3-ExposureMode

Language: en

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
Specializes Specializes Coding The child code is a more narrow version of the concept represented by the parent code. I.e. Every child concept is also a valid parent concept. Used to allow determination of subsumption. Must be transitive, irreflexive, antisymmetric.
Generalizes Generalizes Coding Inverse of Specializes. Only included as a derived relationship.
internalId internalId http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v3-internal-id code The internal identifier for the concept in the HL7 Access database repository.
Not Selectable notSelectable http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable boolean Indicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts
Status status http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code Designation of a concept's state. Normally is not populated unless the state is retired.

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ExposureMode defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:

LvlCodeDisplayDefinitioninternalIdNot SelectableStatus
1 _ExposureMode ExposureMode Code for the mechanism by which the exposure agent was exchanged or potentially exchanged by the participants involved in the exposure. 22377 true active
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. 22379 active
2   CONTACT contact **Description:** Communication of an agent from a living subject or environmental source to a living subject through direct physical contact. 22381 active
2   FOODBORNE foodborne **Description:** Communication of an agent from a food source to a living subject via oral consumption. 22380 active
2   WATERBORNE waterborne **Description:** Communication of an agent to a living subject by contact and/or consumption via an aqueous medium 22378 active

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2023-11-14reviseMarc DuteauTSMGAdd standard copyright and contact to internal content; up-476
2022-10-18reviseMarc DuteauTSMGFixing missing metadata; up-349
2022-02-17 00:00:32+1100reviseGrahame GrieveVocabulary WGPopulate Missing caseSensitive property; UP-286
2020-05-06reviseTed KleinVocabulary WGMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.