Table 4 Reported cause of death in the casualty room and emergency department
Casualty room | Emergency department | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 2008 to Dec. 2009 | Feb. 2010 to Jan. 2012 | ||
Cause of death | Number of death (%) | Cause of death | Number of death (%) |
LRTI | 26 (14.1) | CCF | 116 (20.4) |
CCF | 21 (11.4) | LRTI | 71 (12.5) |
HIV | 19 (10.3) | HIV | 56 (9.9) |
Malaria | 17 (9.2) | RTA | 51 (9.0) |
Septicemia | 16 (8.7) | Trauma (non-RTA) | 47 (8.3) |
Diarrhea disease | 14 (7.6) | Malaria | 38 (6.7) |
Diabetic coma | 13 (7.0) | CVA | 32 (5.6) |
CVA | 12 (6.5) | Upper GI bleeding | 30 (5.3) |
Neoplasm | 11 (6.0) | Diabetic coma | 29 (5.1) |
TB | 10 (5.4) | TB | 23 (4.0) |
Renal failure | 9 (4.9) | Renal failure | 20 (3.5) |
Upper GI bleeding | 7 (3.8) | Septicemia | 17 (3.0) |
Trauma (non-RTA) | 6 (3.2) | Meningitis | 15 (2.6) |
RTA | 2 (1.1) | Hypotension | 14 (2.5) |
Poisoning | 2 (1.1) | Neoplasm | 9 (1.6) |
Total | 185 | Total | 568 |