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Jackson's star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame, surrounded by barriers and covered with flowers, became a focal point for fans to express grief.
The
death of Michael Jackson occurred after he suffered
cardiac arrest at his home in
Holmby Hills, Los Angeles,
California on June 25, 2009. He was treated by paramedics at his home, but was pronounced dead at the
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
[1] His personal physician, Conrad Murray, stated he found Jackson in his room, not breathing but with a faint pulse, and administered
CPR to no avail. While initial reports discussed the possible role of painkillers in Jackson's death,
[1][2] attention later turned to the medications he reportedly took for
insomnia, most notably the anesthetic
propofol (Diprivan).
On August 28, the Los Angeles County Coroner released an official statement saying that Jackson's death was a
homicide caused by the combination of drugs in his system.
[3] Before his death, Jackson reportedly had been administered propofol,
lorazepam and
midazolam.
[4] Law enforcement officials are conducting a
manslaughter investigation of his personal physician, who has told investigators that he had been trying to wean Jackson off propofol.
[5][6] Propofol itself can become from slightly to moderately addictive only in the rarest cases of its use in non-sleeping doses
[7].
Jackson's death triggered an outpouring of grief around the world, creating surges of
Internet traffic and causing sales of his music and that of the
Jackson 5 to soar.
[8] He had been scheduled to perform the
This Is It concert tour to over one million people at
London's
O2 arena, from July 13, 2009 to March 6, 2010.
[9] His
public memorial service on July 7, 2009 at the
Staples Center in Los Angeles, where he had rehearsed for the London concerts just two days before his death, was broadcast live around the world, attracting a global audience of up to one billion people.
[10] Death
Jackson rehearsing at
Staples Center, the last public known photo of him before his death.
Jackson arrived for rehearsal at
Staples Center around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, according to a magician who was there. The singer complained of
laryngitis and did not rehearse until 9 p.m. "He looked great and had great energy," the magician added. The rehearsal went past midnight.
[11]Jackson's personal physician,
cardiologist Conrad Murray, said through his attorney that he spent the night at Jackson's rented mansion at the singer's request.
[citation needed] The next morning Jackson did not come out of his bedroom.
[12] Murray's attorney stated that Murray entered the room in the afternoon and found Jackson in bed and not breathing. There was a weak pulse and his body was still warm.
[2] According to his attorney, Murray tried to revive Jackson for five to ten minutes, at which point he realized he needed to call for help. He was hindered because there was no
landline in the house. He believed he could not use his cell phone to call
911 because he did not know the exact address. He phoned security but there was no answer. Finally he ran downstairs, yelled for help, and told the chef who was in the kitchen to get security up to the room.
[13] By the time security called 911 about 30 minutes had passed.
[13] The
New York Post said Jackson's 12-year-old son, Prince Michael Jackson, Jr., was present during the resuscitation attempts, and that the emergency services were contacted only after Jackson's father was told by a security guard that the singer was ill.
[14] Some statements described Murray using a non-standard CPR technique on Jackson. During the tape of the emergency call, released on June 26, the doctor was described as administering CPR on a bed, not on a hard surface such as a floor, which would be standard practice.
[15][16] The doctor's attorney said that Murray placed one hand underneath Jackson and used the other hand for chest compression, where the standard practice is to use both hands for compression.
[12][17]A
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) spokesperson said the 911 call came in at 12:21:04 p.m. (19:21:04 UTC). Paramedics reached Jackson at 12:26 p.m. and found that he was not breathing.
[18][19]
Jackson arrived at
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center at 1:14 p.m. local.
Paramedics performed
CPR for 42 minutes at the house.
[20] Murray said he was in contact with doctors at
UCLA, who instructed the rescuers to inject
epinephrine (adrenaline) directly into Jackson's heart. Murray stated that Jackson continued to have a pulse when he was taken out of the house and put in the ambulance for the trip to the hospital.
[12] An LAFD official gave a different account. He said that paramedics found Jackson in "full cardiac arrest", and that they did not observe a change in Jackson's status en route to the hospital.
[21]LAFD transported Jackson to
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, a couple miles from the house.
[18] The ambulance arrived at the hospital at approximately 1:14 p.m. A team of medical personnel attempted to resuscitate Jackson for more than one hour. They were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. (21:26 UTC).
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