Deceased
Cindy Nguyen
Demographics
2y, female
Date of death
2000-11-15
Finding date
2003-08-19
Cause of death
irreversible cerebral anoxia and terminal inhalation bronchopneumonia resulting from a near drowning
AI-generated summary
Cindy Nguyen, a 2-year-old girl, drowned at Footscray Swimming Centre on 10 November 2000 and died from irreversible cerebral anoxia and inhalation bronchopneumonia on 15 November 2000. The coroner found that the death resulted from two primary failures: (1) the mother left the child unattended at the pool while going to the toilet, unrealistically expecting another visitor to supervise; and (2) inadequate lifeguard supervision—lifeguards were distracted with slide supervision and other duties and did not detect the child face down in the water until a 14-year-old visitor noticed and raised the alarm. Resuscitation was initiated promptly by lifeguards and emergency responders, and escalation to hospital care was appropriate. The coroner found these supervision failures constituted clear breaches of recognized duties and were preventable. Key recommendations included mandatory parental supervision signage at pools and review of lifeguard resuscitation equipment standards.
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