19 May 2023>: Database Analysis
Causes of Death in Neonates, Infants, Children, and Adolescents at the University Children’s Clinical Hospital of Białystok Between 2018 and 2021
Monika Kamianowska 1ABDE* , Aleksandra Kamianowska 2BCDEF , Anna Wasilewska 1ACDEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.939915
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939915
Table 5 The characteristics of avoidable deaths in 2018–2021 at the University Children’s Clinical Hospital of Białystok.
2 road accidents | Patient 1 | Being hit by a car |
Patient 2 | Cyclist injured in a collision with a motor vehicle | |
2 water accidents | Patient 1 | Falling into the water and drowning while waterskiing |
Patient 2 | Drowning | |
1 household accident | Patient 1 | Drowning in a septic tank |
1 home accident | Patient 1 | Gastrointestinal perforation due to the ingestion of numerous magnets |
3 neglects and delays in visiting a doctor | Patient 1 | Loss of consciousness and headache for 2 days |
Patient 2 | In a patient with the suspected hemolytic uremic syndrome, petechiae on the skin of the trunk, and buttocks, and vomiting have been observed for 4 days | |
Patient 3 | History of bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain for 2 days, anuria for 24 hours | |
Patient 4 | On the day preceding admission to the hospital, the patient had root canal treatment, and after returning home he felt unwell, had loose stools at night, and vomiting | |
2 suicides | Patient 1 | After a fire incident following a spillage of gasoline |
Patient 2 | After cardiac arrest due to hanging |