Name That List, #34

What is this a list of? The answer is below in extended.

Urban rabies
Lobster-claw hand, bilateral
Fall into well
Complete loss of teeth, unspecified cause
Pecked by turkey
O'nyong-nyong fever
Hang glider explosion injuring occupant
Contact with hot toaster
Major anomalies of jaw size
Intrinsic sphincter deficiency
Underdosing of cocaine
Prolonged stay in weightless environment
Burn due to water skis on fire

Answer:

They're just a few of the health-related issues listed in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), which is an international "health care classification system, providing a system of diagnostic codes for classifying diseases, including nuanced classifications of a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or disease" (according to wikipedia).

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Posted By: Alex - Thu Nov 03, 2016
Category: Name That List

Comments

I'm guessing it's a list of a day's afflictions from the ER at Edwards AF Base (due to the next-to-last item), or wherever the Russian space program's equivalent is.)

Posted by Virtual on 11/03/16 at 11:50 AM

Plot ideas for the next "Law & Order: SVU."

Posted by KDP on 11/03/16 at 04:49 PM

My guess was the similar to Virtual's, except for the Edwards AFB qualifier. I'm sure crazy people have made crazy claims about the cause of their (perceived) emergency illness.

Posted by Courtney on 11/03/16 at 05:56 PM

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