Deceased
Janine Mona Hunn
Demographics
59y, female
Date of death
2019-06-27
Finding date
2021-06-24
Cause of death
Diffuse hypoxic brain injury complicating aspiration of gastric contents during an epileptic seizure
AI-generated summary
Janine Hunn, a 59-year-old woman with Angelman syndrome, severe intellectual disability, kyphoscoliosis, and a history of epilepsy and recurrent aspiration pneumonia, died from hypoxic brain injury following aspiration of gastric contents during a seizure in her care home. She was discovered seizing and cyanosed less than an hour after being checked by carers. Despite CPR and paramedic resuscitation, she sustained irreversible brain injury and died 24 hours later. The coroner found the care provided was of high standard with appropriate prior identification and management of her epilepsy and aspiration risk. The death was not preventable given the nature of her underlying conditions.
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