Deceased
Kai McEwan
Demographics
25y, male
Coroner
Decision ofDeputy State Coroner LEE
Date of death
2019-07-12
Finding date
2022-11-22
Cause of death
Ruptured berry aneurysm and sequelae resulting in catastrophic subarachnoid and intracerebral haemorrhage with overwhelming intracranial pressure elevation, brain shift with uncal herniation, brain stem haemorrhage and compression, eventually causing brain death
AI-generated summary
A 25-year-old Aboriginal man on remand in custody collapsed during a shower and was found to have suffered a catastrophic ruptured berry aneurysm causing massive subarachnoid and intracerebral haemorrhage with brain death ensuing. He had undiagnosed hypertension and significant risk factors including smoking and substance abuse. Although he had reported headaches in the preceding days and received aspirin treatment, expert opinion concluded that: (1) the headaches were likely related to undiagnosed hypertension or possibly minor sentinel haemorrhage; (2) no further investigation was indicated; (3) aspirin administration was appropriate at the time as hypertension was unknown and symptoms resolved well; and (4) the overwhelming nature of the intracranial haemorrhage was inevitably fatal regardless of medical treatment. The coroner found no medical negligence and that no treatment could have altered the fatal outcome.
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