Schmidt P, Dettmeyer R, Musshoff F, Madea B
Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
Arch Kriminol. 1999 May-Jun;203(5-6):138-46.
3 fatalities shortly after discharge from police custody are reported. Case 1: A 55-year old alcoholic was discharged from police custody after taking a blood sample under violent conditions and found dead in his flat 2 days later. Cause of death: arrhythmia due to acute coronary insufficiency or alcoholic cardiomyopathy. Case 2: A 27-year-old alcoholic was met highly intoxicated twice in the course of one day, was put in the family's care and was found dead the next morning. Cause of death: alcohol/drug intoxication with agonal aspiration. Case 3: A 32-year-old man known to be prone to seizures and to become aggressive under the influence of alcohol was left by the police in medical care confined to a litter in a "hog-tied" fashion with the help of 3 belts. Cause of death: cerebral hypoxia after respiratory and cardiac arrest of unknown reason. A causal relationship with positional restraint is discussed. The cases reported underline the duty of the police to examine prior to discharge from custody with the appropriate lot of care whether the person held in custody has recovered from the helpless state due to disease, injury or intoxication or if medical treatment is required.
据报道，有3人在被警方拘留后不久死亡。案例1：一名55岁的酗酒者在暴力情况下被采集血样后从警方拘留中获释，两天后被发现死于其公寓内。死因：急性冠状动脉供血不足或酒精性心肌病导致的心律失常。案例2：一名27岁的酗酒者在一天内两次被发现严重醉酒，被交由家人照顾，第二天早上被发现死亡。死因：酒精/药物中毒伴濒死期吸入。案例3：一名已知易患癫痫且在酒精影响下会变得有攻击性的32岁男子，被警方在医疗护理中用3条皮带以“捆绑”的方式固定在担架上。死因：不明原因的呼吸和心脏骤停后导致的脑缺氧。文中讨论了与体位约束的因果关系。所报道的案例强调了警方在将被拘留者释放前有责任谨慎检查被拘留者是否已从因疾病、受伤或中毒导致的无助状态中恢复，或者是否需要医疗救治。
