Deceased
Sybil Zimmerman
Demographics
84y, female
Date of death
2011-05-15
Finding date
2014-03-14
Cause of death
coronary artery thrombosis on a background of multiple co-morbidities including cerebrovascular disease and cerebral infarcts, pneumonia and dementia
AI-generated summary
An 84-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities (cardiac disease, cerebrovascular disease, dementia, pneumonia) died of coronary artery thrombosis at hospital. The family alleged she was fatally overdosed with morphine by nursing home staff and that records were falsified. The coroner found the allegations unfounded. The evidence shows she most likely received a 5mg subcutaneous morphine dose as prescribed, not 10mg as alleged. Contemporary records balanced, making a conspiracy implausible. Independent medical experts testified that even a 10mg dose would have been clinically appropriate and unlikely to cause death in this patient. The family's accusations appeared based on coincidence (drowsiness following morphine administration) without objective medical evidence of overdose or causation.
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