Insights from coronial recommendations for preventing natural deaths in sport and recreation in Québec, Canada.
Front Public Health
; 12: 1389675, 2024.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39145173
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
This descriptive retrospective study analyzed coronial recommendations for natural deaths in sport and recreation from January 2006 to December 2019 using data from the Bureau du coroner du Québec.Methods:
Reports with recommendations were analyzed by sex, age group, cause of death, context, and activity. The nature of recommendations was assessed using a public health-based model. Thematic analysis was conducted following a four-phase approach in which themes developed were emphasized and further connected with existing literature.Results:
Reports involving individuals aged 18-24 and reports related to ice hockey were significantly more likely to contain recommendations. Reports related to individuals ≥45 years old, or related to cycling or hunting had higher death frequencies, but relatively low recommendation rates. Most recommendations aligned with the public health-based model but specifying implementation time frames was rare (11.7%). Nearly 60% of coroner's recommendations focused on automated external defibrillator implementation, delivery and training.Discussion:
Mitigation of sudden cardiac arrest risk for individuals ≥45 years old, timely treatment of life-threatening arrhythmias especially for activity practiced in remote regions and specifying implementation time frames were identified as improvement areas. The multi-faceted approach to enhancing public access defibrillation developed by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation in 2022 addresses recurrent themes covered by coroners and holds the potential to inform evidence-based decision making.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Recreation
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Sports
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Coroners and Medical Examiners
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Front Public Health
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canada
Country of publication:
Switzerland