Coroner's Finding: Suter, Nigel Douglas
Deceased
Nigel Douglas Suter
Demographics
male
Date of death
2021-04-20
Finding date
2021-09-20
Cause of death
respiratory failure from blunt trauma to the chest sustained in a motor vehicle crash
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Nigel Douglas Suter died from respiratory failure caused by blunt chest trauma sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 16 April 2021. He collided with a gumtree on Argonaut Road, St Helens, after his vehicle left the road. The crash circumstances remain unexplained; mechanical failure, speed, alcohol, poor road conditions, and weather were all excluded. Pre-existing severe emphysema significantly worsened the impact of his injuries. He was transported to the local hospital then airlifted to Royal Hobart Hospital ICU, where his condition deteriorated over four days before death on 20 April 2021. Cannabis was detected in blood samples. The investigation identified no preventable factors and no clinical management issues were identified.
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Contributing factors
- pre-existing severe emphysema
- multiple rib fractures from blunt chest trauma
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