Finding into death of Alfred Johann Faltermaier
Deceased
Alfred Johann Faltermaier
Demographics
59y, male
Date of death
2025-05-08
Finding date
2026-06-15
Cause of death
Pneumonia in a man with cerebral palsy, asthma and epilepsy
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Alfred Johann Faltermaier, a 59-year-old man with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, asthma, and epilepsy, died from pneumonia with sepsis and multiorgan failure on 8 May 2025. Living in supported disability accommodation in Bayswater, he presented to Angliss Hospital with his fourth pneumonia episode in one year, testing positive for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Despite high-flow oxygen and intravenous antibiotics (Tazocin), he showed minimal response and deteriorated to chest sepsis and multiorgan failure. Treatment transitioned to palliative end-of-life care. The coroner found no clinical mismanagement or failures in care by either the supported disability accommodation staff or hospital clinicians. The death resulted from natural causes in a patient with multiple comorbidities predisposing to respiratory infection.
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Contributing factors
- respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection
- recurrent pneumonia
- multiple comorbidities (cerebral palsy, asthma, epilepsy, intellectual disability)
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