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vehicle_death · 2025-Q1
A person died from a severe head injury after being hit by a truck in a city while crossing an intersection. The investigation raised concerns about pedestrian safety, particularly the variable lighting at the intersection.
vehicle_death · 2022-Q1
A person died after being hit by a vehicle while walking on a sidewalk in a city. The coroner's office made recommendations to improve pedestrian safety.
vehicle_death · 2022-Q2
A child died from a head and neck trauma after being hit by an all-terrain vehicle while playing on a public road in a community. The coroner's office made a recommendation to the police service to develop a tool to help police officers collect all relevant information in fatal accidents involving motor vehicles.
firearm_death · 2024-Q2
A person died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a shooting club in a city. The coroner's report raises concerns about the delay between confirmation of participation in a shooting activity and the actual event.
custody_death · 2023-Q3
A person died in a vehicle, with a history of mental health issues. The circumstances surrounding the death raise concerns about the interventions in place to support vulnerable individuals.
suicide · 2024-Q3
A person was found drowned in a river after being a victim of a romantic scam, which led to psychological and financial distress. The coroner's office made a recommendation to a suicide prevention organization to raise awareness about the risks of online scams.
custody_death · 2025-Q4
A person died by asphyxiation in a hospital due to complications from advanced cancer and psychological distress. The coroner's report raises questions about the adequacy of security and suicide prevention measures in the hospital.
custody_injury · 2024-Q2
A person died from medical complications after a fall with probable head trauma in a care facility. The circumstances surrounding their death raise questions about the application of fall protocols and respect for care wishes.
custody_injury · 2024-Q2
A person died from polytrauma after falling from a viaduct in Montreal. The person had a bipolar disorder diagnosis and had visited the emergency room several times before their death. The circumstances of their death raise questions about the handling of people in mental health crisis.
suicide · 2024-Q4
A person with a mental health condition died from a severe head injury after jumping from a window in a city, despite receiving intensive home care. The coroner's report raises questions about the evaluation of suicidal risk and clinical supervision of home care.
custody_injury · 2024-Q4
A person died from a severe head injury caused by a fall while on a stretcher in a hospital emergency room. They had a history of falls, but this information was not known to the emergency staff at the time of their treatment.
custody_injury · 2023-Q3
A person died from medical complications after a fall at a hospital. The coroner's office made recommendations to improve patient care and safety.
custody_death · 2023-Q2
A person died in Montreal due to a medical condition. The coroner's office is investigating the medical care provided to the person before their death.
custody_injury · 2023-Q4
A person died from complications after a fall in an intermediate resource, despite having had multiple falls in the preceding months. The coroner's office recommends that the healthcare provider regularly assess the risk of falls for users and implement interventions to prevent recurrence.
custody_death · 2025-Q1
A person died from self-inflicted trauma in Quebec. The person had several disorders and a history of suicidal attempts and statements. The circumstances surrounding the death raise concerns about the evaluation of suicidal risk and the lack of measures to ensure the person's safety during an emergency consultation.
custody_death · 2024-Q1
A person with a recent diagnosis of epilepsy died by accidental drowning in their bath. The circumstances surrounding their death raise concerns about the transmission of safety advice to newly diagnosed epilepsy patients.
vehicle_death · 2025-Q1
A person died from a subarachnoid hemorrhage and a skull base fracture after losing control of their snowmobile on a non-approved trail in a rural area. They had consumed alcohol continuously before the accident, with a post-mortem blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit.
custody_injury · 2024-Q4
A person died from medical complications related to a head trauma, which occurred in undetermined circumstances, at a private seniors' residence in a city. The circumstances surrounding the death raise concerns about supervision, accident reporting, and compliance with regulatory obligations.
custody_death · 2023-Q3
A person died from asphyxiation by obstruction of the upper airways in a temporary transitional resource center in Montreal. The person had a known medical condition and risk. The circumstances surrounding the death, including the lack of adequate surveillance and delays in emergency intervention, raise questions about the evaluation of user needs, collaboration, and information sharing between teams, as well as the management of emergency situations to ensure user safety.
custody_death · 2024-Q1
A person died from respiratory failure due to pneumopathie interstitielle, with underlying conditions of fibrose pulmonaire and trouble neurocognitif majeur. The coroner's investigation raised concerns about constant surveillance and risk assessment of respiratory obstruction.