Deceased
Peter Raymond Jacobs
Demographics
49y, male
Date of death
2008-05-25
Finding date
2009-02-20
Cause of death
Acute bronchopneumonia as a consequence of recent intracranial and intra-cerebral haemorrhage secondary to blunt head trauma; underlying severe cirrhosis of the liver
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Peter Raymond Jacobs, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with severe cirrhosis and chronic alcohol abuse, was apprehended by police on 5 April 2008 for intoxication. He fell twice before custody (hitting his head at Town Hall ruins, then on the street near Centrelink). At the Darwin Watch House, shortly after being placed in a cell, he suffered a seizure. Police appropriately transported him directly to hospital rather than waiting for ambulance. CT scan showed bilateral fronto-parietal contusions and subdural haematoma. Despite appropriate medical care including anti-seizure therapy and transfer to HDU with high-flow oxygen therapy, he developed aspiration pneumonia due to hepatic encephalopathy (from Class C cirrhosis). The coroner found that both police and hospital care were exemplary. No clinical failures or preventable errors were identified. Death was due to pneumonia complicating hepatic encephalopathy, on background of terminal cirrhosis.
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