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[Sudden death while bathing].

Department of Legal Medicine, Dokkyo University School of Medicine.
Nippon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine 08/2005; 63(7):1239-42. pp.1239-42
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ABSTRACT We describe the epidemiologic and pathophysiologic features of sudden death while bathing. The leading cause of death is cardiovascular disease (60.4%), followed by cerebrovascular disease (18.7%) and drowning (11.2%). Because hydrostatic pressure, autonomic nervous reflexes or endocrine system reflect on hemodynamic changes while bathing, the elderly persons or patients with cardiovascular disease are often suffered from fatal cardiac events. To find the detail pathophysiologic changes while bathing, exact cause of death should be examined by autopsies. Furthermore, elderly or handicapped persons should be supervised by their families for preventing drowning.

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Keywords

autonomic nervous reflexes
 
bathing
 
cardiovascular disease
 
cerebrovascular disease
 
detail pathophysiologic changes
 
drowning
 
elderly
 
elderly persons
 
exact cause
 
families
 
handicapped persons
 
hydrostatic pressure
 
leading cause
 
pathophysiologic features
 
patients