Deceased
Williams, Ronald Graham
Demographics
52y, male
Date of death
2011-08-14
Finding date
2013
Cause of death
Coronary Atherosclerosis
AI-generated summary
Ronald Graham Williams, a 52-year-old sentenced prisoner with known cardiovascular disease, previous myocardial infarction, dyslipidaemia, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes, died of coronary atherosclerosis at Swan District Hospital. He collapsed during a prison football game with chest tightness. Emergency response was immediate and appropriate, with Code Blue initiated by a prison officer. Despite EcHO system outage preventing access to medical history, nursing staff provided competent emergency care including intubation during ambulance transport. Advanced life support continued during hospital admission but was unsuccessful. The coroner found medical care provided was beyond reproach and better than community standard. Immediate emergency response, appropriate escalation to ambulance transport, and skilled clinical interventions during the acute event exemplified good practice. The death was from natural causes related to extensive underlying coronary artery disease.
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