Table 2
Decedent's contact with the health care system in British Columbia, by contact with police, 2011 to 2016


Table 2
Decedent's contact with the health care system in British Columbia, by contact with police, 2011 to 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Decedent's contact with the health care system in British Columbia. The information is grouped by Type of health care involvement (appearing as row headers), No police contact in 24 months prior to death and At least one contact with police in 24 months prior to death, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of health care involvement No police contact in 24 months prior to death At least one contact with police in 24 months prior to death
percent
Number of acute care hospital visits in year prior to death
None 75 72
One 15 14
Two or more 10 14
Percent with at least one acute care hospitalization for opioid poisoning in the year prior to death 4 5
Note: Includes individuals who experienced a fatal illicit drug overdose between 2011 and 2016 and who had at least one contact with the police in British Columbia in the 24 months preceding their overdose death. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Source: BC Coroners Service Data, 2011 to 2016; Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2009 to 2016; Discharge Abstract Database, fiscal years 2009/2010 through 2016/2017.
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