@article{oai:ir.kagoshima-u.ac.jp:00005710,
 author = {吾郷, 一利 and AGO, Kazutoshi and 林, 敬人 and HAYASHI, Takahito and 吾郷, 美保子 and AGO, Mihoko and 原田, 朋幸 and HARADA, Tomoyuki and 小片, 守 and OGATA, Mamoru},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {鹿児島大学医学雑誌, Medical journal of Kagoshima University},
 month = {May},
 note = {Cases of sudden death in the bath in Kagoshima Prefecture in 2011 were investigated. The total number of cases was
226 (112 males and 114 females), which corresponds to a crude mortality rate of 13.3 per 100,000 person-year. The rate
was the highest of the past 6 years. As reported previously, many of the deaths (55.3%) occurred during the winter. The
mean ambient temperature of Kagoshima City for the year, as well as that for the winter, was the lowest of the past 6 years.
In addition, most of the deaths (88.1%) occurred in the elderly population (aged ≧ 65 years), which has been increasing
in Kagoshima Prefecture. The lower ambient temperature and the shift to aging of the society may explain the increased
mortality rate of sudden death in the bath in 2011. We compared the cause of death recorded on the death certificate
between cases subjected to postmortem computed tomography (CT) scanning were performed (CT cases) and non-CT cases in 2009-2011. The incidence ratio of drowning cases was significantly higher in CT cases than in non-CT cases. In contrast, the incidence ratio of cardiovascular disease cases was significantly lower in non-CT cases than in CT cases. In order to make an appropriate preventive plan for the incidence of sudden death in the bath, it is necessary to determine the
accurate cause and the pathological mechanisms of each death by accumulating evidence from autopsy.},
 pages = {1--7},
 title = {2011年における鹿児島県の浴室内突然死例の検討 : 死後CT検査導入による検案時の死因判定の変化について},
 volume = {65},
 year = {2013}
}