Deceased
Robert Conkie Gray
Demographics
75y, male
Date of death
2018-06-02
Finding date
2019-03-27
Cause of death
Ischaemic Heart Disease and Cardiomegaly
AI-generated summary
Robert Conkie Gray, a 75-year-old man with significant cardiac disease (ischaemic heart disease, cardiomegaly, triple vessel coronary atherosclerosis with right coronary artery thrombosis), died suddenly on a psychiatric ward while under an Inpatient Temporary Treatment Order. He was found unresponsive during afternoon rounds and could not be revived. Autopsy confirmed natural death from acute cardiac events. He had been admitted to the acute psychiatric ward on 26 May 2018 following escalating aggressive behaviours at his aged care residence. The psychiatrist specifically advised minimising PRN medications to reduce over-sedation risk. Staff observations immediately before death noted he appeared settled with no clinical changes. The death was determined to be from natural causes with no preventable factors identified in the coronial investigation.
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