PSYCH218 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-2: Senescence, Lifesaving, Myocardial Infarction
7 Feb 2018
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Psych 218 readings: dying and death in canada (northcott and wilson) The increase of deaths in canada represent population growth since the death rate has decreased. The highest recorded death rates are in sierra leone and botswana (developing) Some developed countries have higher death rate than canada (us, uk) Causes of death in canada: cancer, heart disease, stroke, lower respiratory, accidents. Developing acute illnesses/accidents (more deaths among young) Some informational issues on death remain (cid:449)e do(cid:374)"t al(cid:449)ays k(cid:374)o(cid:449) the pri(cid:373)ary or exact cause of death: autopsies are only carried out if foul play is suspected, or if a patient dies after surgery. Cvd is ofte(cid:374) assig(cid:374)ed as the (cid:862)default(cid:863) (cid:272)ause of death. When a person has cancer but dies from a stroke their (cid:272)ause of death is (cid:862)(cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:272)er(cid:863) Report incidence of a disorder is important it tells us the effort and resources needed.
