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vehicle_death · 2025-Q3
A person died after being struck by a vehicle in a parking lot in a town. The driver may not have seen them due to a blind spot. The coroner's office is recommending measures to increase pedestrian and cyclist safety in shared spaces.
vehicle_death · 2023-Q4
A person died in a car accident in a rural area after losing control of their vehicle while driving under the influence. The coroner's office is recommending the installation of facial recognition technology on breathalyzers to prevent fraudulent use.
vehicle_death · 2025-Q1
A person died from a severe head injury after falling in a bus in a city due to sudden braking by the driver. The coroner's office made recommendations to improve passenger safety.
vehicle_death · 2024-Q1
A person died in a city after being hit by a vehicle on a poorly lit pedestrian crossing. The investigation found several contributing factors, including the vehicle's blind spots, the driver's fatigue and reaction time, public lighting defects, and the pedestrian's intoxication.
custody_death · 2024-Q4
A person died after colliding with a moving metro wagon in a city. The act was voluntary and occurred in a context of psychological distress. The circumstances surrounding the death raise questions about suicide prevention in the metro system.
custody_injury · 2024-Q3
A person died from complications after a hip fracture caused by a fall at a residential facility. The coroner's report raises concerns about fall prevention and risk assessment measures.
custody_injury · 2024-Q3
A person died from a subdural hematoma after a fall in a hospital. The coroner's office made recommendations to improve care and prevent similar falls.
custody_injury · 2024-Q3
A person died from medical complications after a fall in a care facility. The coroner's investigation found that no risk assessment was completed and the bed alarm was defective. Recommendations were made to improve clinical documentation and risk assessment.
custody_death · 2023-Q4
A person died from pulmonary overload and obstructive pyelonephritis in a hospital. Their condition deteriorated after being transferred from a private seniors' residence due to urinary symptoms and nausea. A delay in transfer for intervention may have contributed to cardiac decompensation.
custody_injury · 2024-Q1
A person died from a hip fracture in a hospital after falling in their room. The circumstances surrounding their death raise questions about the evaluation of fall risk and the implementation of adequate preventive measures.
custody_injury · 2024-Q3
A person died from a pressure sore in a long-term care facility in a region. The investigation found that inadequate care and lack of repositioning contributed to the death.
electrocution · 2024-Q3
A person died from injuries sustained after being electrocuted while performing tree pruning work near a power line in a region. The coroner's office made recommendations to the utility company to increase public awareness of the risks associated with working near power lines and to remind citizens to hire authorized arboriculture companies for such work.
electrocution · 2023-Q4
A worker died from injuries sustained while installing aluminum gutters on a ladder, which touched a medium-voltage power line and caused an electric arc, in a city while working at a height of several meters.
custody_death · 2024-Q3
An adolescent died by drowning after jumping from a bridge in Quebec. The coroner's office made recommendations to improve the safety of the bridge's infrastructure to prevent similar incidents.
custody_death · 2024-Q4
A person died from septic shock secondary to a pleural empyema in Montréal after undergoing cardiac surgery. Despite clinical signs of infection during post-operative follow-ups, no complementary examination was performed.
custody_injury · 2024-Q1
A person died from respiratory failure caused by obstruction of their airways with food at a community housing facility in a rural area. The staff's response to the medical emergency raised questions about their preparation for such situations.
custody_death · 2024-Q4
A person died after colliding with a moving metro wagon in a city. The act was voluntary and occurred in a context of psychological distress. The coroner's office made several recommendations to the transit authority to improve suicide prevention in the metro system.
custody_death · 2024-Q2
A person died after colliding with a moving metro wagon in a city. The act was voluntary and occurred in a context of psychological distress. The circumstances surrounding the death raise questions about suicide prevention in the metro system.
custody_death · 2024-Q3
A person died after a collision with a moving metro wagon in a city. The act was voluntary and occurred in a context of psychological distress. The circumstances surrounding the death raise questions about suicide prevention in the metro system.
custody_injury · 2024-Q2
A person died in a long-term care facility due to complications from a hip fracture caused by a fall. The coroner's report highlights the importance of systematic documentation of previous falls and adjustment of the nursing care plan to ensure proper follow-up.