Deceased
Cally GRAHAM
Demographics
31y, female
Coroner
State Coroner Fogliani
Date of death
2017-02-26
Finding date
2023-01-31
Cause of death
hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, bronchopneumonia and myocardial ischaemia complicating a cardiorespiratory arrest in association with probable Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and methylamphetamine effect
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Cally Graham, age 31, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, bronchopneumonia and myocardial ischaemia complicating cardiorespiratory arrest associated with probable Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and methylamphetamine effect. She collapsed in her cell at Melaleuca Prison approximately 12 hours after arrival. Key clinical lessons: (1) The prison failed to process her medication (Lyrica/pregabalin) during admission; (2) Medical information provided to custodial staff was not communicated to nursing staff, preventing awareness of her claimed seizure disorder; (3) Critical oxygen equipment failure—a non-functioning oxygen tank significantly delayed ventilation despite protocols requiring it; (4) Her cellmate, an enrolled nurse, provided unprotected CPR rescue breaths for ~13 minutes, which likely prevented worse outcomes but should never be standard practice. While her prognosis was extremely poor from cardiac collapse, equipment failures fell below acceptable standards for custodial healthcare.
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