Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200926038 - Employee Suffers Heart Attack During Dive, Later Dies
Accident: 200926038 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 09/14/2010 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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314960246 | 09/15/2010 | 9621 | Virginia Department Of State Police | ||||
On September 14, 2010, Employee #1, of Virginia Department of State Police, was participating in Dive Team Training for the Search and Recovery Team. He was having difficulty ascending from a dive and was pulled from the water. Other team members performed CPR. He was transported to Henrico Doctor's Hospital, where he later died. The autopsy revealed Employee #1 suffered from cardiac enlargement, with left ventricular hypertrophy, and narrowing of one of the major vessels that supplies blood to the heart. Accordingly, it was believed that Employee #1 suffered a heart attack. There was no evidence that supported barotrauma. | |||||||
Keywords:
heart, cpr, heart attack, diving, cardiac arrest, cardiovasc disease, diver
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 314960246 | Fatality | Other | Police and detectives, public service |