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flag Canadians died from undiagnosed aortic dissections after being sent home from ERs despite severe symptoms, despite a known screening tool.

flag Canadians have died from undiagnosed aortic dissections after being sent home from emergency rooms despite presenting with sudden chest or flank pain, often dismissed as minor. flag In several cases, patients—some young or with brief, atypical symptoms—were not given imaging or blood tests, leading to fatal delays. flag A Canadian-developed tool, the RIPP Score, is available to help identify such cases early, but misdiagnoses remain common in Ontario, with no significant improvement over the past decade. flag Underreporting is also a concern, as not all missed cases are documented.

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