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Preventable rhabdomyolysis in prison inmates
J W Schoondyke1, N A Ridgeway, D T Hubbs
1Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, USA.
Tennessee Medicine : Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association
|September 12, 2001
Abstract:
Two inmates of our county jail suffered painful, life-threatening illness, and our taxpayers had considerable financial loss, as the result of self-inflicted rhabdomyolysis. We found reports of three similar cases from other states. Since prisoners are treated in a variety of medical facilities, this illness may be more common than reports indicate. It can be prevented by education and supervision of prisoners.