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Statin‐associated myotoxicity in an incarcerated Indigenous youth — the perfect storm
Author(s) -
Haysom Leigh,
Samaras Katherine,
Stapylton Catherine,
Wines Jennifer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja14.00753
Subject(s) - indigenous , storm , myotoxin , medicine , forensic engineering , engineering , geography , meteorology , biology , fishery , ecology , venom , snake venom
A previously healthy 18-year-old dark-skinned Indigenous man was incarcerated in a juvenile detention centre in New South Wales for 3.5 years from 2010 to 2013. Juvenile detention limits outdoor activity and, consequently, exposure to sunlight. Young people are confi ned indoors for schooling and other programs, with additional periods of cell lockdowns to accommodate detainee movements and staff handovers. Periods outdoors involve bursts of strenuous physical activity, mostly team sports or swimming. Further, detention centre policy requires young people to wear T-shirts and hats, and to use sun protection factor 30+ sunscreen when outdoors.