执法
法医
医学
背景(考古学)
公共卫生
人口统计学的
执行
职业安全与健康
伤害预防
自杀预防
毒物控制
犯罪学
法学
环境卫生
家庭医学
医疗急救
人口学
政治学
心理学
历史
社会学
护理部
考古
病理
作者
Anne M. L. Rempel,Jane E. Persons,Kate Bengtson,Marcus Nashelsky
标识
DOI:10.2105/ajph.2024.307616
摘要
Objectives. To examine sudden and unexpected or trauma-related deaths that occurred in the presence of law enforcement in Johnson County, Iowa, between 2011 and 2020. Methods. We identified deaths in the presence of law enforcement using definitions from the National Association of Medical Examiners. We obtained data, including demographics, cause and manner of death, toxicology results, and circumstances and location of event leading to death, from comprehensive medical examiner investigative reports. Results. There were 165 deaths that occurred in the presence of law enforcement: 114 were from a known disease, and 51 were either trauma related or the sudden, unexpected initial presentation of a previously unrecognized disease. Three deaths occurred in the context of physical restraint by law enforcement. Suicide was the leading manner of death among trauma-related deaths; the means of suicide was predictable based on in-custody (hanging) or precustody (firearm) circumstances. Conclusions. Our findings highlight the potential role of medical examiners and coroners in improving completeness of data on reporting death in the presence of law enforcement to public health agencies. ( Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print April 4, 2024:e1–e9. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307616 )
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