Analysis of medical certification of deaths by trauma in Chile Certificación médica de las defunciones por traumatismos en los Servicios de Salud de Chile
Author
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Castillo M, Berta
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González M, Julia
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Schiattino, Irene
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2019-01-29T17:56:55Z
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2019-01-29T17:56:55Z
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1997
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Revista Medica de Chile, Volumen 125, Issue 11, 2018, Pages 1389-1398
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00349887
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/163892
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Background: Trauma in the third cause of death in Chile and the most important among youngsters. Aim: To analyze the certification of deaths by trauma, studying those deaths in which it is not known if they were accidental or self inflicted. Material and methods: Deaths certified as caused by trauma, poisoning or violence during the period 1992-1994 are analyzed. Those in which their accidental or self inflicted nature was ignored were specially considered. Results: During the study period, 26.886 f 225.796 deaths were certified as caused by trauma, poisoning or violence. In 41.7% of these deaths, no defined cause (accidental or self inflicted) was reported) was reported: In the Metropolitan region 65.3% of deaths by trauma were not defined. Ninety seven percent of certificates in this area were extended by pathologists or coroners. In all health services, there was a positive correlation between the percentage of ill defined deaths by trauma and the percentage of certifications by pat
Analysis of medical certification of deaths by trauma in Chile Certificación médica de las defunciones por traumatismos en los Servicios de Salud de Chile