In simple words: This code is used when someone is injured during a law enforcement situation where a gun is fired. This could include the police officer, the person being arrested, or someone just watching.

This code describes an injury resulting from an encounter with law enforcement involving the discharge of a firearm.It includes injuries to law enforcement officials, suspects, and bystanders.This code covers injuries from machine guns, revolvers, rifles, pellet guns, and rubber bullets.

Example 1: A police officer is shot during a traffic stop and sustains a gunshot wound to the leg., A suspect is injured by a rubber bullet while resisting arrest., A bystander is accidentally grazed by a bullet during a police chase.

Detailed documentation of the encounter with law enforcement, the involvement of a firearm, and the resulting injury is required. This should include the type of firearm, the circumstances of the discharge, and the specific injuries sustained.

** It's important to note that Y35.0 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury itself. A code from another chapter, such as Chapter 19 (Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes), should be used as the primary code to describe the injury.Y35.0 should be used as a secondary code to provide additional context about the cause of the injury.