Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Assistant Chief Dies asa Result of a Cardiorespiratory Arrest at the Scene of a Search and Rescue Operation, New Jersey, December 12, 1998

摘要

On December 12, 1998, a 44-year-old male volunteer Assistant Chief responded to arequest from the local police department for assistance in conducting a search of a wooded area for a person thought to be suicidal. After approximate 5 minutes of searching for the suspect, the victim suffered a witnessed cardiorespiratory arrest. Resuscitation efforts, begun immediately by EMTs at the scene and continued by paramedics and hospital personnel, were not successful. The death certificate listed an enlarged heart (cardiomegaly) as the cause of death. The autopsy revealed no coronary artery disease, an enlarged heart and small areas of heart muscle scarring (myocardial fibrosis).