Deceased
Judith Faye Myors
Demographics
61y, female
Coroner
State Coroner Judge Sara Hinchey
Date of death
2016-10-20
Finding date
2017-11-21
Cause of death
Intracerebral haemorrhage
AI-generated summary
Judith Myors, a 61-year-old woman with intellectual disability, epilepsy, visual impairment, Parkinson's disease, and recent myocardial infarction, died from intracerebral haemorrhage while residing in DHHS managed aged care. She was found unresponsive during routine night checks and could not be revived despite CPR. Post-mortem CT showed a large right intracranial haemorrhage with features suggestive of hypertensive haemorrhage. The coroner found medical care and management to be reasonable and appropriate, with no preventability issues identified. The death was determined to be from natural causes.
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