Accidental pediatric death: a ten year retrospective cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accidental death is the leading manner of pediatric death worldwide. In Canada, this phenomenon has been explored in-depth in select provinces however published assessments of accidental pediatric death in the province of Newfoundland & Labrador (NL) remain limited.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study of cases of accidental death in children and youth aged 0- to 21- years that occurred between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2013 and referred to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) of NL was carried out. Comparison was made between accidental death in NL and the provinces of New Brunswick (NB) and Manitoba (MB) matching ages and years of occurrence.

Results

A total of 139 cases occurred with a mean age of 15.8 (+/-4.9) years. Males accounted fo

SUBMITTER: Devereaux EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12613413 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature