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Table 3 Asphyxia and respiratory causes of BID

From: An autopsy review of five hundred and sixty nine non-traumatic brought in dead patients in Lagos, Nigeria

 

Frequency

Percentage

Asphyxia

 Burn/Inhalational Injury

10

7.6

 Eclampsia

9

6.9

 Strangulation

13

9.9

 Hanging

8

6.1

 Drowning

30

22.9

 Obstructive Airways

10

7.6

 Bronchial Asthma

13

9.9

 Pulmonary Oedema

4

3.1

 Seizure Disorder

2

1.5

 Drug Overdose

6

4.6

 Foreign Body Aspiration

5

3.8

 Ingestion of Chemical

3

2.3

 Aspiration of Gastric Content

18

13.8

 Total

131

100.0

Respiratory

 Lobar Pneumonia

32

37.2

 Bronchopneumonia

9

10.5

 Pulmonary Tuberculosis

42

48.8

 Pulmonary Oedema

3

3.5

 Total

86

100.0