Finding into death of Geoffrey Edward Farrow
Deceased
Geoffrey Edward Farrow
Demographics
67y, male
Date of death
2010-08-17
Finding date
2013-02-11
Cause of death
Hypertensive cardiomegaly and ischaemic heart disease
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Geoffrey Edward Farrow, 67, with long-standing untreated hypertension and schizophrenia, was arrested after making threats at Federal Police offices. He was admitted involuntarily to John Cade Psychiatric Unit under the Mental Health Act 1986. On admission, psychiatry certified him as involuntary and administered antipsychotic medications (Olanzapine and Zuclopenthixol) for agitation and persecutory delusions. Two days later, he was found in cardiac arrest and died. Autopsy revealed cardiomegaly and severe ischaemic heart disease. Toxicology showed therapeutic antipsychotic levels with no evidence of medication-related cause of death. The coroner found the medical management reasonable and appropriate with no causal connection between admission and death.
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Contributing factors
- long-standing untreated hypertension
- severe coronary artery atherosclerosis
- underlying natural cardiovascular disease
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