Suspected Drug Overdose Deaths in Ottawa

Date Created: November 2023 Update Frequency: Weekly Last Reviewed: November 2023 Accuracy, Completeness, and Known Issues: Data are from the "Weekly Update on Suspect Drug-Related Deaths in Ontario, by PHU Region" published weekly by the OCCO. Data are preliminary and subject to change. Suspect-drug related deaths include deaths where the preliminary investigation by the investigating coroner indicated: drugs were found at the scene, substance use equipment found at the scene, history of drug abuse, history of naloxone use, physical sign of drug use, positional asphyxia, unresponsive with snoring prior to death, or preliminary findings from autopsy indicate a suspected drug intoxication. Suspect-drug related deaths exclude deaths associated with trauma and medical assistance in dying cases. Investigations of suspect-drug related deaths may take several months, with identification of a number of death types, including: (1) opioid; (2) non-opioid acute drug toxicity, or (3) natural deaths (e.g., cardiac events), with different manners of death (natural, suicide, accident). When deaths initially thought to be drug related are determined to be natural deaths, this death is not removed from the preliminary suspected drug related death count to maintain comparable baseline data for the most recent months. Geographic regions are assigned based primarily on location of incident, however due to delays in data entry, may not yet be assigned for some recent deaths. Data Steward: OPH Epidemiology Team Data Steward Email: [e-mail] Department or Agency: Ottawa Public Health Branch/Unit: Epidemiology and Evidence数据集创建日期：2023年11月 更新频率：每周更新 末次审核日期：2023年11月 准确性、完整性及已知问题说明： 本数据集数据源自安大略省首席验尸官办公室（Ontario Chief Coroner's Office，OCCO）每周发布的《按公共卫生单位（Public Health Unit，PHU）区域划分的安大略省疑似药物相关死亡周报》。数据为初步统计结果，后续可能进行调整。 疑似药物相关死亡涵盖经调查验尸官初步排查符合以下任一情形的死亡案例：现场查获毒品、现场发现药物使用器具、存在药物滥用史、有纳洛酮（naloxone）使用史、存在药物使用体征、体位性窒息、死前呈嗜睡伴打鼾状态，或尸检初步结果提示疑似药物中毒。本统计范畴不包含创伤相关死亡及医疗辅助死亡案例。 疑似药物相关死亡的调查周期通常长达数月，最终可归类为以下几类死亡类型：(1) 阿片类药物中毒；(2) 非阿片类急性药物中毒；(3) 自然死亡（如心脏事件），而死亡归因方式则包括自然死亡、自杀、意外事故三类。若原本被初步判定为药物相关的死亡最终被核实为自然死亡，该案例仍会保留在初步疑似药物相关死亡统计数据中，以保障近几个月基线数据的可比性。 地理区域划分主要依据事件发生地，但因数据录入存在延迟，部分近期死亡案例尚未完成区域归属标注。 数据管理员：渥太华公共卫生流行病学团队 数据管理员邮箱：[e-mail] 所属机构：渥太华公共卫生 所属科室：流行病学与证据科