Deceased
Joseph Edwin James
Demographics
67y, male
Date of death
2004-06-09
Finding date
2007-02-23
Cause of death
Coronary atherosclerosis and emphysema
AI-generated summary
Joseph Edwin James, aged 67, died of sudden cardiac arrest due to coronary atherosclerosis and emphysema while imprisoned at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre. He had no known prior medical issues and was in good health according to routine prison medical assessments. He was found unconscious in his cell shower and CPR was initiated immediately by nursing and correctional staff. The coroner found that correctional services and ambulance staff followed appropriate protocols and provided high-quality emergency care. The death was determined to be from natural causes with no preventable factors identified. No clinical interventions could have altered the outcome of this sudden, unheralded cardiac event.
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Clinical conditions
Procedures
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