ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 4

Sudden Death in Police Pursuit
Thogmartin, JR
Palm Beach County Medical Examiner's Office, FL

(Received 25 July 1997; accepted 23 March 1998)

Abstract

A rare complication of sickle cell trait is sudden death and collapse. Military recruits, pilots, and subjects exposed to hypoxic stress such as high altitude and experiencing sudden cardiorespiratory collapse as a result of sickle cell trait have been well described. This is a case of a 13-year-old black male who collapsed after a police pursuit and was found to have sickle cell trait and microscopic evidence of asthma.

Keywords:
forensic science, forensic pathology, sickle cell trait, sudden death, police pursuit

Paper ID: JFS14391J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14391J
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