1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Porompat, Manipur
2Demonstrator, Department of Forensic Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Porompat, Manipur
3Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, Manipur
4Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Porompat, Manipur
*Email: angam_gangmei1969@yahoo.in
Online published on 19 July, 2017.
Sudden Death often raises a lot of questions and allegations. In the present study, 49 cases of sudden, natural deaths, the post mortem examination of which were conducted during the period 2010 to 2014, were analysed. Male outnumbered female deaths 47: 2. Fifty three percent of the victims were in the 4th to 6th decade. Meiteis suffered the highest number of casualties, comprising of 32%. Eighty six percent of the victims belonged to urban location. Most of the cases occurred during morning, followed by night. Cardiovascular system (CVS) was involved in 45% of the cases, pulmonary system 28%, Gastro-intestinal system 22% and Neurological system 5%. Among the CVS causes, Ischemic heart disease was the predominant cause. The need to understand the pattern of sudden natural deaths in Imphal arises.
Sudden Death, Natural Death, Ischemic Heart Disease
