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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Sleeping accidents in the elderly |
Author: | Byard, R. Gilbert, J. |
Citation: | Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2011; 56(6):1645-1647 |
Publisher: | Amer Soc Testing Materials |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
ISSN: | 0022-1198 1556-4029 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Roger W. Byard, and John D. Gilbert |
Abstract: | <h4>Unlabelled</h4>Two cases of dangerous sleeping environments in the elderly are reported to demonstrate similarities and differences of these "sleeping accidents" to similar episodes that occur in infants and children.<h4>Case reports</h4>An 87-year-old wheelchair-bound man with a history of dementia was found in his nursing home room hanging off the side of the bed from a vertical metal bar, and an 87-year-old woman with epilepsy, ischemic heart disease, and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus was found in hospital wedged between an inflatable mattress and the bars of her bed. These cases demonstrate that, as in the very young, relatively poor coordination and strength in the elderly often with limited comprehension and ability to deal with dangerous environments may predispose to sleeping accidents. Significant underlying organic disease may, however, make determination of the precise lethal mechanisms difficult. Modification of beds should only be undertaken when safety issues have been carefully evaluated. |
Keywords: | forensic science asphyxia hanging bed nursing home product safety |
Rights: | © 2011 American Academy of Forensic Sciences |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01838.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01838.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Pathology publications |
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