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On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication at his home on North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. His personal physician, Conrad Murray, said he had found Jackson in his room, not breathing and with a barely detectable pulse, and that he administered CPR on Jackson to no avail. After a call was placed to 9-1-1 at 12:21 p.m., Jackson was treated by paramedics at the scene and was later pronounced dead at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. On the eve of Jackson's 51st birthday, the Los Angeles County Coroner concluded that his death was a homicide. Shortly before his death, Jackson had reportedly been administered propofol and two anti-anxiety benzodiazepines—lorazepam and midazolam—in his home. His personal physician was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 and served a two-year prison sentence.〔 Jackson's death triggered an outpouring of grief around the world, creating unprecedented surges of Internet traffic and causing sales of his music and that of the Jackson 5 to increase dramatically.〔(Sales of Michael Jackson's Music Skyrocket ), KTLA News, June 26, 2009.〕 Jackson had also intended to perform a series of comeback concerts to over one million people at London's O2 Arena from July 2009 to March 2010.〔Kreps, Daniel. (Michael Jackson's "This Is It!" Tour Balloons to 50-Show Run Stretching Into 2010 ), ''Rolling Stone'', March 12, 2009.〕 A public memorial service for Jackson was held on July 7, 2009, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where he had rehearsed for the London concerts the night before his death. The service was broadcast live around the world, attracting a global audience of up to one billion people.〔Bucci, Paul and Wood, Graeme. (Michael Jackson RIP: One billion people estimated watching for gold-plated casket at memorial service ). ''The Vancouver Sun'', July 7, 2009.〕 In 2010, Sony Music Entertainment signed a US $250 million deal with Jackson's estate to retain distribution rights to his recordings up until 2017, and to release seven posthumous albums over the decade following his death. Jackson's death is ranked No. 1 on VH1/VH1 Classic's list of 100 Most Shocking Moments in Music.〔(Michael Jackson - The Gloved One ), ''EF News International'', August 29, 2011.〕 ==Circumstances== Jackson arrived for rehearsal at Staples Center around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, according to Ed Alonzo, a magician who was there. The singer jokingly complained of laryngitis and did not rehearse until 9 p.m. "He looked great and had great energy,"〔 Alonzo added. The rehearsal went past midnight.〔Lee, Chris, and Ryan, Harriet. (Michael Jackson's last rehearsal: just beaming with gladness ), ''The Los Angeles Times'', June 27, 2009.〕 The next morning, Jackson did not come out of his bedroom.〔Lang, Anne, and Jones, Oliver. (Attorney Defends Michael Jackson's Doctor ), ''People'', June 29, 2009.〕 According to the attorney of Conrad Murray, Jackson's personal physician, Murray entered the room that afternoon and found Jackson in bed and not breathing. Jackson had a weak pulse, and his body was still warm. Murray tried to revive Jackson for five to 10 minutes, at which point he realized he needed to call for help. Murray stated that he was hindered because there was no landline in the house. Murray also stated that he could not use his cell phone to call 911 because he did not know the exact address. Murray stated that he also phoned security, but did not get any answer. Finally, Murray ran downstairs, yelled for help, and told a chef to bring security up to the room.〔Chernoff, Ed., ''The Situation Room,'' CNN, June 29, 2009. (Transcript )〕 By the time security called 911, Murray's lawyer stated that at least 30 minutes had passed.〔 Statements described Murray as someone using a non-standard CPR technique on Jackson. During the tape of the emergency call, released on June 26 one day after Jackson's death, the doctor was described as administering CPR on a bed, not on a hard surface such as a floor, which would be standard practice.〔Gumbel, Andrew. (Michael Jackson doctor hires lawyer as family hires pathologist ), ''The Guardian'', June 28, 2009.〕〔(Michael Jackson: transcript of 911 call ), ''The Telegraph'', June 26, 2009.〕 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.〔〔Childs, Dan; Schlief, Michelle. (Could Better CPR Have Saved Michael Jackson? ), ABC News, June 30, 2009.〕 A Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) spokesperson said the 911 call came in at 12:21:04 p.m. PST (19:21:04 UTC). Paramedics reached Jackson at 12:26 p.m. and found that he still was not breathing.〔Blankstein, Andrew, and Willon, Phil. (Michael Jackson dead at 50 ), ''The Los Angeles Times'', June 25, 2009.〕〔Rayner, Gordon and Singh, Anita. (Michael Jackson: the final days and how TMZ.com scooped the world ), ''The Telegraph'', June 26, 2009.〕 Paramedics performed CPR for 42 minutes at the house.〔Ruda, Steve. (Paramedic on Jackson 911 call ), ''BBC News'', June 25, 2009.〕 Murray's attorney stated that Jackson had a pulse when he was taken out of the house and put in the ambulance.〔 An LAFD official gave a different account, stating that paramedics found Jackson in "full cardiac arrest", and that they did not observe a change in Jackson's status on the route to the hospital.〔Eckstein, Marc. (Michael Jackson EMS Response Details Emerge ), ''JEMS (Journal of Emergency Medical Services)'', June 26, 2009.〕 LAFD transported Jackson to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.〔 The ambulance arrived at the hospital at approximately 1:14 p.m. A team of medical personnel attempted to resuscitate Jackson for more than an hour. They were unsuccessful and Jackson was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. at the age of 50.〔McGevna, Allison. (Tape of 911 Call Released as Michael Jackson Autopsy Under Way ), Fox News, June 26, 2009.〕〔Harvey, Michael. (Fans mourn artist for whom it didn't matter if you were black or white ), ''The Times'', June 26, 2009.〕〔Tourtellotte, Bob. (King of Pop Michael Jackson is dead: official ), Reuters, June 25, 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Death of Michael Jackson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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