UMEM Educational Pearls

Title: Presidential Causes of Death

Category: Critical Care

Posted: 11/8/2016 by Daniel Haase, MD
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It's Election Day in the US, so here are some interesting facts about Presidential causes of death:

George Washington likely died from epiglottitis on 12/14/1799

However, "iatrogenic" should also be listed on his cause of death
Washington was blood let for almost 2.4L of blood!!!
He also received an enema and multiple "blistering" treatments to draw the evil humors out of his throat
He died before his fourth doctor, who planned to perform a tracheostomy, could arrive

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Other interesting facts:

Both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died just hours apart on the same day -- July 4th, 1826
While it is well known Lincoln and Kennedy were assassinated, both Garfield and McKinley died from septic shock from their assassination GSWs
Both Monroe and Jackson died from tuberculosis

Leading causes of death: