Inquest into the Death of TRN (Subject to Suppression Order)
Demographics
2y, female
Date of death
2010-12-31
Finding date
2016-03-11
Cause of death
Unascertained
AI-generated summary
A 2-year-old child in Department of Child Protection out-of-home care died suddenly and unexpectedly in her cot on 31 December 2010 from an unascertained cause. She had experienced a fever on the evening of 30 December and was given paracetamol by her foster carer, a registered nurse, before being put to bed. She was found dead the following morning, appearing to have been deceased for several hours. Extensive post-mortem investigations including pathology, toxicology, virological and microbiological testing identified only mild changes consistent with possible viral respiratory infection and cerebral swelling but no definitive cause of death. Genetic cardiac testing was performed but found no clinically relevant variants. The coroner found the quality of supervision, treatment and care by her foster carers was reasonable and appropriate, and that parental concerns raised about the standard of care were without foundation upon examination. Death was determined to have occurred from natural causes.
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Clinical conditions
Contributing factors
- Fever on evening of death
- Possible viral infection
- Unidentified cardiac or genetic factors
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