Written Question · S4W-27503 · Session 4
How many anaphylactic (a) shocks and (b) deaths have been recorded in each year since 2009-10.
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how many anaphylactic (a) shocks and (b) deaths have been recorded in each year since 2009-10.
The answer
Information on the total number of cases of anaphylactic shock is not available centrally. At this link http://www.scotpho.org.uk/health-wellbeing-and-disease/allergic-conditions/data/secondary-care-data there is a table which shows the number of hospital discharges following admission with a diagnosis of anaphylactic shock. These figures do not include cases which might have been treated in other settings such as accident and emergency departments or in primary care and which did not result in hospital admission.
The information requested on deaths is given in the following table. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) categorises the causes of each death registered in Scotland using the codes which are given in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10). A death may have a number of causes. Normally, deaths are counted on the basis of the underlying cause of death (that is the disease or injury which initiated the chain of morbid events leading directly to death, or the accident or act which produced the fatal injury). However, the implantable International Classification of Diseases rules do not allow anaphylactic shock (or various other consequences of certain other causes of death) to be counted as the underlying cause of death. Therefore, the table gives the numbers of deaths for which anaphylactic shock was recorded as being a contributory factor to the death.
Deaths for which anaphylactic shock was a contributory factor*, by year of registration:
2009 – 5
2010 – 6
2011 – 6
2012 – none
2013 – 4
2014 – 1
*Deaths for which the ICD-10 codes for the causes of the death included one or more of the following: T78.0, T78.2, T80.5 and T88.6.
As in other statistics published by NRS, deaths are counted on the basis of the calendar years in which they were registered, not on the basis of financial years.
The information requested on deaths is given in the following table. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) categorises the causes of each death registered in Scotland using the codes which are given in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10). A death may have a number of causes. Normally, deaths are counted on the basis of the underlying cause of death (that is the disease or injury which initiated the chain of morbid events leading directly to death, or the accident or act which produced the fatal injury). However, the implantable International Classification of Diseases rules do not allow anaphylactic shock (or various other consequences of certain other causes of death) to be counted as the underlying cause of death. Therefore, the table gives the numbers of deaths for which anaphylactic shock was recorded as being a contributory factor to the death.
Deaths for which anaphylactic shock was a contributory factor*, by year of registration:
2009 – 5
2010 – 6
2011 – 6
2012 – none
2013 – 4
2014 – 1
*Deaths for which the ICD-10 codes for the causes of the death included one or more of the following: T78.0, T78.2, T80.5 and T88.6.
As in other statistics published by NRS, deaths are counted on the basis of the calendar years in which they were registered, not on the basis of financial years.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-27503 by reference.