Inquest into the death of Lee Shaun Wurramarrba
Deceased
Lee Shaun Wurramarrba
Demographics
15y, male
Date of death
2007-10-25
Finding date
2008-06-03
Cause of death
bronchopneumonia secondary to chronic chest dysmorphology caused by congenital brain disease
AI-generated summary
Lee Shaun Wurramarrba was a 15-year-old severely disabled boy with cerebral palsy, global developmental delay, kyphoscoliosis, epilepsy, and chronic chest anatomical distortion who died from bronchopneumonia. He was in state guardianship and placed with exceptional carers, the Kempsters, from age 8 until death. The coroner found his death was not preventable and resulted from his underlying congenital condition predisposing him to chest infections. He had nearly died from pneumonia in 2005 requiring ICU admission. Care coordination involved multiple agencies and specialist doctors. The coroner commended the Kempsters' loving, high-quality care and found no clinical failings. Death was inevitable given his progressive neurological disease.
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Contributing factors
- cerebral palsy with global developmental delay
- chronic anatomical distortion of chest and spine (kyphoscoliosis)
- inability to clear airway secretions
- dysphagia requiring PEG feeding
- chronic otitis externa
- glaucoma
- epilepsy
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