Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Fire Fighter Suffers Fatal Heart Attack at Two-Alarm Structure Fire in Texas

摘要

On December 5, 2002, a 51-year-old male career Captain responded on his Engine company to a working fire in the attic of a two-story dwelling. After assisting with fire extinguishment on the second floor, he suddenly collapsed. Crew members carried him down the stairs and into the front yard, assessed him, and found him to be unresponsive, not breathing, and pulseless. Approximately 46 minutes later, despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and advanced life support (ALS) administered on the scene and at the hospital, the victim died. The autopsy revealed atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease. The death certificate listed atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease as the immediate cause of death.