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Autopsy Report: Nasef Ibrahim, 63-Year-Old Iraqi Male, Abu Ghraib Prison, Iraq (Natural) (0007-04-CID259-80133) (Death Certificate Included)

Jan. 18, 2004 | DOD | ACLU-RDI 1003

Detainee, Nasef Jasem Ibrahim, died while in U.S. custody at Abu Ghraib prison. Mr. Ibraham, died of natural causes (Cardiac Tamponade as a result of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease). Mr. Ibraham was brought unconscious to one of the guard stations at Camp Ganci at the prison by his relatives. Once there the MP called for medics found Mr. Abraham was non-responsive and unconscious. They checked for vital signs with negative results and the prisoner was turning blue from the nipples up; pupils were fixed and dilated; no brachial or carotid pulse was detected. CPR was not initiated. The autopsy did not find any signs of trauma, bruising or other wounds.

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  • 2004-01-08, Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility (BCCF)), Iraq, Death
    • 63 year old Iraqi Male, Nasef Ibrahim, with no evidence of significant recent injury noted at the autopsy died as a result of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease resulting in cardiac tamponade. The autopsy revealed hemopericardium, with a rupture of the free wall of the left ventricle and focally severe atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries. Toxicological studies were negative for ethanol, cyanide, and drugs of abuse. The manner of death is natural.