Sudden Cardiac Death of Incarcerated Prisoners：A Study of 75 Cases

VernacularTitle:被监管人员心源性猝死75例分析
Author: Lan YU ; Limin DONG ; Xianjun HOU ; Kai SHI ; Kai XU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: forensic pathology; death,sudden,cardiac; incarcerated prisoners
From: Journal of Forensic Medicine 2014;(2):112-113,116
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the characteristics and influencing factors leading to sudden cardiac death (SCD) of incarcerated prisoners. Methods Seventy-five SCD cases of prisoners between 2000 and 2013 in Henan province were collected, and environment, psychological and physical factors were retro-spectively analyzed. Combined with histopathological results, specific factors of SCD were also studied. Results In the 75 cases, 21 cases (28%) had definite chronic past medical histories, and 75 cases (100%) had cardiovascular disease confirmed by autopsy. Conclusion Due to presence of the potential cardiac diseases, special incarcerated environment, psychological stress, and body-restraint might be the precipitat-ing factors in SCD of those prisoners.