An "unavoidable" death in a people's marathon.
With the increase in jogging and distance running as a means of attaining and maintaining fitness, and in the light of the difficulty in advising certain groups of patients about their capacity for such exercise, we report on several potentially avoidable factors in the death of a 45 year old Sheffield Marathon runner in June 1983.
D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000009:adverse effects; D011788:Quality of Life; D012420:Running; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy
D011239:Prednisolone