Deceased
Raymond John Cassar
Demographics
47y, male
Coroner
Coroner Darren Bracken
Date of death
2018-06-20
Finding date
2021-10-15
Cause of death
Pneumonia (1(a)), Motor neurone disease (1(b))
AI-generated summary
Raymond Cassar, a 47-year-old man with motor neurone disease requiring ventilatory support, died of pneumonia at a disability accommodation service. He had been diagnosed with a chest infection on 19 June 2018 and prescribed antibiotics. On the morning of 20 June, after receiving clonazepam and morphine for anxiety and abdominal pain, he experienced chest discomfort, lost consciousness during nebuliser administration, and could not be resuscitated. The Disability Services Commissioner review found Yooralla staff provided attentive care consistent with his support plans, though minor documentation shortfalls existed. No clinical errors or preventable factors were identified. The death resulted from natural causes—pneumonia in the context of advanced motor neurone disease—and the care provided was deemed reasonable and appropriate.
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