Abstract
Report is made on 4 cases clarified to be the natural sudden death caused by the traffic accidents in driving the cars out of 248 autopsy cases examined in cur laboratory in the period from July, 1987 to Dec, 1991. In 4 cases, their average age was 49.5 years, they were 3 males and 1 female. The cause of death was the cardiac diseases in 2 cases, the cerebro-vascular disorder in 1 case, chronic alcoholic liver disease in 1 case. The previous reports indicate a tendency that there were many males of higher age with basic diseases who died suddenly with endogenic causes during the time driving the car. Even in our examined cases, 3 cases were middle and high aged persons. Basic diseases have been clarified for only 1 case, and 3 out of 4 cases have been scarcely treated medically before death. During car-driving, it is difficult to prevent sudden death, but in driving the car by middle and high aged persons, periodical examination shall be obligated for earlier detection of the diseases, and if detected, it seems important to prevent the accident of death with proper and adequate medical treatments.
