Finding into death of Trevor William Brown
Deceased
Trevor William Brown
Demographics
49y, male
Date of death
2017-01-18
Finding date
2017
Cause of death
Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to myocardial infarction with right coronary artery thrombosis
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Trevor William Brown, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic schizophrenia, died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to acute myocardial infarction with right coronary artery thrombosis while in psychiatric care. He was admitted to the Koori Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at St Vincent's Hospital on 13 January 2017 following escalating mental health crisis and aggressive behaviour. He required mechanical restraint due to combative presentation and was appropriately monitored per Mental Health Act requirements. On 14 January, he was found unresponsive at 4:10am; resuscitation was initiated but he suffered significant hypoxic brain injury during the cardiac arrest. The coroner found he died from natural causes and was satisfied restrictive measures complied with legislation and monitoring was appropriate. No clinical mismanagement was identified.
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Clinical conditions
Contributing factors
- Acute myocardial infarction with right coronary artery thrombosis
- Significant coronary artery disease
- Cardiac arrest during mechanical restraint
- Hypoxic brain injury from downtime before resuscitation
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