Deceased
Damian Francis Callinan
Demographics
51y, male
Date of death
2021-02-03
Finding date
2022-04-13
Cause of death
progressive high-grade right frontal glioma (glioblastoma multiforme)
AI-generated summary
Damian Callinan, aged 51, died from progressive high-grade glioblastoma multiforme on 3 February 2021 after 12 days of admission to Royal Hobart Hospital. He had undergone maximal therapy (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy) in 2019. The coroner found he received good care and treatment. An emergency guardianship order appointing the Public Guardian was made on 20 January 2021, granting powers to use restraint for medical treatment decisions. The coroner determined this was not a reportable death under the 'person held in care' provisions because the restraint powers derived from guardianship law, not mental health legislation, and glioblastoma does not constitute 'mental illness' under the Mental Health Act 2013. No inquest was held and no recommendations were made.
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