Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Fire Fighter Suffers Heart Attack at the Scene of a Structure Fire and Dies Two Months Later in Indiana

摘要

On December 15, 2002, at approximately 1750 hours, a 61-year-old male career Fire Fighter was at the scene of a fire in a single-family residence when he suffered a heart attack, medically known as a myocardial infarction. While awaiting coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, he suffered a second heart attack. Despite CABG surgery, his cardiac condition required extensive rehabilitation, and he was transferred to a long term care facility. Due to his deteriorating condition and poor prognosis, a do-not- resuscitate order was written. Twenty-three days later he suffered a cardiac arrest. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was not begun and he was pronounced dead on February 1, 2003. The death certificate listed 'acute myocardial infarction' due to 'atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease' as the immediate cause of death and 'chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)' as a contributing factor. No autopsy was performed.