Finding into death of A B
Demographics
81y
Date of death
2021-08-31
Finding date
2022-02-25
Cause of death
Metastatic lung carcinoma
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An 81-year-old man died from metastatic lung carcinoma while receiving palliative care in the hospital ward of Port Phillip Prison. He had an extensive medical history and was on regular medications. A nurse found him unresponsive with minimal pulse at approximately 6 pm; a code black was called but he died shortly after. The coroner found no concerns requiring further investigation, accepting that death resulted from natural causes consistent with advanced metastatic disease. No clinical errors or preventability issues were identified. The case highlights the importance of appropriate palliative care provision in custodial settings and ensuring responsive medical observation of seriously ill prisoners.
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Contributing factors
- advanced metastatic cancer
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