Table 1.
Subject | Age | Gender | Race | History |
---|---|---|---|---|
Asthmatic | ||||
R47 | 37 | F | Caucasian | Died from motor vehicle accident |
Treated with albuterol inhaler | ||||
Had seasonal allergies | ||||
Smoked 1 pack cigarettes/day for >5 yr and quit 2 yr before death | ||||
R68 | 50 | F | African American | Died from intracranial bleed |
Nonsmoker | ||||
Not diabetic | ||||
R70 | 48 | F | Caucasian | Died from asthma attack/anoxia |
Treated with albuterol and albuterol/ipratropium inhalers | ||||
Aspiration noted during hospitalization | ||||
Smoked 1 pack/day for 20 yr | ||||
Not diabetic | ||||
R62 | 45 | M | Caucasian | Died from intracranial bleed |
Treated with zolpidem | ||||
ARDS noted during hospitalization | ||||
Nonsmoker | ||||
Nonasthmatic | ||||
R56 | 56 | M | Caucasian | Died from motor vehicle accident |
Nonsmoker | ||||
Not diabetic | ||||
R58 | 25 | M | African American | Died from head trauma |
Smoked cigarettes, 1 pack/wk for 5 yr, quit 1 mo prior | ||||
Smoked marijuana daily | ||||
Not diabetic | ||||
Asthmatic as a child–outgrew later | ||||
R64 | 59 | M | Caucasian | Died from intracranial bleed |
Nonsmoker |
M, male; F, female; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome.