This is the first study which aims to investigate to sudden deaths in sportive activities at schools in Turkey retrospectively. The aim here is to dedicate the sudden deaths according to age, sex, branch, time and cause and take caution for these. Fifteen sudden deaths cases between 1991-2005 are examined with this target. These cases are 10 % (% 66.7) primary school students, 5 % (% 32.3) high school students. Moreover 13 boys and 2 girls. The rate of the boys to the girls are 1/7.5 and age rate of sudden deaths are 15.0. The sudden deaths in schools took place 6 % in Physical Educations, 4 % at the break while they were playing with ball, 2 % in the exercises out of lessons, % 1 in competitions between schools or classes and 1 % in the rehearsals in 19 th May exercises. 9 of the cases happened while they were playing football, 4 while playing basketball, 1 in a competition of folklore, and 1 in the rehearsal of exercises. It's declared that sudden deaths in sportive activities increased in 2004 and 2005. The cause in 12 case (80 %) is cardiovascular, 3 (20 %) is traumatic. Autopsy is hold in 33.3 % of the cases and autopsy is not hold in 66.7 % of the deaths. The causes in 80 % hearth attack, 13.3 % brain blood and 6.7 % inefficiency of heart. In order to prevent sudden deaths in sportive activities, students' heart should be examined and information about diagnosis, sport emergency and first aid autopsy should be given to the students
