Coroner's Finding: FIRTH Angela Beryl
Deceased
Angela Beryl Firth
Demographics
63y, female
Date of death
2014-11-22
Finding date
2017-04-19
Cause of death
metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung
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Angela Beryl Firth, aged 63, died from metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung with brain metastases while subject to a Level 1 Inpatient Treatment Order at Royal Adelaide Hospital. She presented with behavioural disturbance secondary to brain metastases, was assessed by mental health services, and lawfully detained under the Mental Health Act 2009. She deteriorated on 22 November 2014 with severe type 1 respiratory failure. The coroner found the detention order lawful and appropriate, and the medical treatment provided was appropriate. This case illustrates the complexity of managing terminally ill patients with concurrent psychiatric symptoms from metastatic disease, and the importance of multidisciplinary assessment and end-of-life planning.
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Specialties
Clinical conditions
Contributing factors
- brain metastases causing behavioural disturbance
- terminal phase of lung cancer
- severe type 1 respiratory failure
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