Deceased
Anthony Graham Greig Faulkner
Demographics
42y, male
Date of death
2013-09-23
Finding date
2015-01-21
Cause of death
Sudden cardiac death in the context of schizophrenia
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Anthony Graham Greig Faulkner, a 42-year-old man with longstanding schizophrenia (formerly diagnosed as bipolar disorder), died suddenly on 23 September 2013 while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Cowdy Ward, Royal Darwin Hospital. He had been admitted on 8 August 2013 and was in the process of being stabilised on Paliperidone after non-compliance with Risperidone. In mid-September, he developed a fever with elevated sodium levels attributed to dehydration, which was being investigated and improving. He was found unresponsive at approximately 6:55am and pronounced dead at 7:16am. Autopsy revealed sudden cardiac death as the mechanism, occurring in the context of schizophrenia. The coroner found no evidence of medical mismanagement or preventable factors. Appropriate psychiatric and medical care was provided; nursing observations were adequate given the sudden nature of the event. No procedural lapses contributed to the death.
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